Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of ...

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday informed Lok Sabha that the first tranche of auction for 13 offshore ...

Researchers said that potato-sized nodules could be producing enough electrical current to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen, a process known as electrolysis.

Several countries united with campaign groups Monday to call for caution in regulating the divisive practice of deep-sea ...

China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands risks leaving the United States behind in critical minerals essential for energy, defense, and tech.

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the ...

Bitcoin mining involves solving complex mathematical puzzles, validating transactions and securing the network. Miners compete to find the correct hash, adding new blocks to the blockchain and ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

The Baraga County Board of Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting on March 10 with a full audience in attendance.

The Pacific Blue Line collective, a group of NGOs, called on Pacific Island leaders to enact a widespread ban on deep-sea mining.