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 ...

New research highlights significant ecological risks from deep-sea mining, intensifying global debate over whether securing ...

London: The number of sea floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the ...

Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples ...

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

With the backing of the US government, a Canadian company is poised to sidestep UN laws and start vacuuming what it deems battery-grade metals from international waters.As official talks kick off in ...

In the global race for critical minerals, one little-known international agency has long held the keys to a potential motherlode — vast quantities of metals located on the remote seafloor. The ...

Countries are still debating whether to mine the seafloor for minerals, but exploratory efforts have already begun.

The Metals Company (NASDAQ:TMC), a deep-sea mining exploration company, has announced a pre-application consultation with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and has engaged with ...