Clipperton Fracture Zone

At least one company has found a work-around to international opposition to deep-sea mining: The Trump administration.

Mining the seafloor could boost global production of clean energy technology—and destroy the ocean in the process

Our oceans' ecosystems are in critical condition.

A U.N. agency tasked with regulating the deep sea is debating whether to open the Earth's watery depths to countries and companies that as of Monday were...

Deep sea mining permits could be on the horizon.

The United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor is preparing to resume...

About 5,000 new species were discovered in a region of the Pacific Ocean set to be mined by companies looking for copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, manganese and...

Scientists warned on Tuesday that controversial seabed mining could significantly threaten ocean ecosystems, especially blue whales and other cetaceans already stressed by shipping, pollution and climate change.A study in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science found that commercial-scale extraction...

During the historic deepsea trials, engineers drove the pilot collector vehicle across over 80 kilometers of the seafloor, collecting approximately 4,500 tonnes of nodules and bringing over 3,000 tonnes up a 4.3-km riser system to the surface production vessel, Hidden Gem The Allseas-designed pilot

Deep sea mining is getting a close look this week as scientists, lawyers and government officials gather in Jamaica to debate the pros and cons of tapping ocean beds for

High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore the world's deepest oceans, a troubling development for...

The Metals Company will scoop up 3,600 metric tons of metal nodules from the Pacific

"Mining the deep sea is as destructive as strip mining the mountains of Appalachia, extinguishing whole ecosystems with a single blow."

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.

A 2024 study is facing skepticism, so the people behind that study are diving back underwater.

Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. Whether underwater or on land, they do this by photosynthesising carbon dioxide. However, a recent study demonstrates that oxygen may be produced without the need for life at depths where light cannot reach...

Polymetallic nodules are potato-sized formations on the ocean floor that are rich in minerals such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese. Their concentration of rare, economically important minerals has made the nodules the focus of controversial deep-sea mining enterprises.

NEW YORK, Sep 23 (IPS) - This week's United Nations General Assembly marks nearly 20 years since the body first resolved to restrict bottom trawling on the world's seamounts, submarine mountains that rise thousands of feet above the sea floor and comprise some of the most biologically rich marine ecosystems on the planet.

As the International Seabed Authority considers the future of deep-sea mining for battery metals, California and other states are seeking bans against mining.

Researchers discovered oxygen-producing metallic minerals under the sea while sampling a Clarion-Clipperton Zone seabed.