It is no secret that the mass production of cars, telephones, computers and other household goods has led to the accelerated ...

America is taking on China in the race to the bottom of the sea, hoping that new mining techniques will help break Beijing’s ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Impossible Metals, the underwater robotics company unlocking sustainable critical minerals from the deep ocean, has appointed venture investor and strategist Mike Regan as its Chief Growth Officer.

The Trump administration plans to fast-track permits for deep-sea mining, despite pushback from conservation groups that warn that too little is known about delicate ecosystems deep underwater.

If President Donald Trump succeeds in his ambition to spur mining on the US seabed, autonomous underwater vehicles may one day load ships with minerals off places like American Samoa.