Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to ...

The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor ...

Many of the minerals involved in proposed deep sea mining operations are located on black, potato-shaped nodules that lie on ...

On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

The thing that people have missed is that there is zero chance that this will not happen,” Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals ...

Deep-sea mining’s rise raises urgent legal, ethical, and environmental questions as demand for critical minerals grows in the ...

China's strategic discussions with the Pacific island nation on ocean minerals follow the Trump administration's bypassing of ...

The deep ocean, covering most of Earth, remains largely unexplored, with only 0.001% visually studied. It regulates climate, ...

Learn how deep-sea desalination is reshaping freshwater production with reduced energy use, minimal waste, and renewable ...

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider indus ...