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.

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

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

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

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 ...

Aiming to break free of reliance on China, other countries are also scrambling to build new supply chains. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

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

After sitting on the sidelines for nearly 30 years, the United States is preparing to dive into deep-sea mining. While the U.S. has long deferred to laws established by the U.N. Convention on the Law ...

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