Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Amid all the immediate stuff about the pandemic is a sensible and logical long-term strategy from the White House. The Trump administration has declared that all those resources out there in space ...

A new report shows that noise from just one mine could travel more than 300 miles across the ocean. Noise pollution from proposed deep-sea mining could radiate through the ocean for hundreds of ...

Planetary Resources has revealed its asteroid mining plans ahead of its press conference later today, detailing a project that will see the company send unmanned probes into space to extract and ...

Environmentalists warn seabed mining risks destroying habitats and species that are little understood - Copyright AFP/File Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD Environmentalists warn ...