Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with life.

With deep-sea mining already under scrutiny, Guam lawmakers are advancing a resolution aimed at reinforcing the island’s opposition.  Supporters say this moment is about drawing a clear line as ...

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

Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres ...

Lawmakers will meet in an emergency session at 9 a.m. on Friday, and vote on whether to call for a halt to the federal ...

A call for the federal government to halt plans to lease some 35.5 million acres of sea floor east of the Mariana Islands got ...

NOAA is weighing two applications from The Metals Co. to explore for minerals in international waters despite pushback from ...

Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.

Research commissioned by Greenpeace, showing that deep sea mining in the Cook Islands is unlikely to make any money, is being ...

With the Jan. 12 deadline looming for public input on a federal deep-sea mining proposal, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov.

The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...

The U.S. government is moving closer to approving deep-sea mining in international waters, opening a contentious new front in ...