A deep-sea ecologist writes that the United States’ new rush to allow deep-sea mining raises significant environmental ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, in a remote stretch of the Pacific between Hawaii and Mexico, scientists have mapped 788 ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor. Scientists warn of irreversible damage to deep-sea biodiversity, while ...

As diplomats from around the world convene in Jamaica next month to discuss international guidelines on deep sea mining, environmental activists are urging nations to consider a California law they ...

Global negotiations over the future of the deep sea are underway this week in Kingston, Jamaica where member states of the International Seabed Authority have gathered to continue shaping a regulatory ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study.Getty Images Reporter The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track approval ...

Signage outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees ...

Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is shifting deep beneath the waves. Deep-sea mining is capturing the attention ...

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources. The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful ...

An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...

A new study claims that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our own oceans. Despite covering over 70% of Earth's surface, the vast majority of the deep sea remains unexplored. In ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and other ...