Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

Unilateral deep-sea mining, such as that planned by the Trump administration, could have grave impacts on Africa.

Deep-sea mining has become a geopolitical flashpoint, with anxiety growing over a push by U.S. President Donald Trump to fast ...

What makes The Metals Company (TMC), a little-known company that isn't even making any money, a threat to the ocean, ...

Japan has announced that it will launch the world’s first deep-sea mining test for rare minerals in January 2026. The mission ...

Key points The deep sea is one of Earth's most fragile and least understood environments.A group of scientists led by CSIRO ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Two new studies warn Vancouver-based miner's deep-sea operations threaten whales, dolphins and an uncounted number of other ...

Four kilometers below the ocean surface lie vast fields of metal-rich nodules that could power millions of electric vehicles. Deep sea mining promises to ease the supply chain crisis for critical ...