Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

An abrupt announcement rattled members of a little-known U.N. agency based in Jamaica that has protected international ...

The company that has pushed to open up the deep sea for mining is cozying up to the Trump administration after years of hitting roadblocks in international negotiations. The island nation of Nauru ...

There's an ongoing battle to save a part of this planet from destructive mining that most people don't know about. Not only ...

Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) has announced it “initiated a process” with U.S. regulators to apply ...

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure.

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday.

The device integrates seamlessly with China's advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles, such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou ...

While operating the deep-sea robot nearly 7,000 feet below the surface, the machine’s camera captured a creature that ...

Currently, such metals are sourced from mines on land, which themselves have a significant environmental impact. No ...