Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

We still know very little about the ecology of mesophotic ecosystems, but they support long-lived protected species that form ...

Mining of these rock-like nodules was the topic of discussion of experts and industry representatives gathered in Tempe on April 25.

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and ...

In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...

Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...

The air in Basra carries a strange weight: part saline mist from the nearby Persian Gulf and part acrid smoke from the ...

The scan of the storied ship was carried out over three weeks in 2022 by Magellan, a deep-sea mapping company based ... 16 years digging through layers of soil to uncover the city’s earliest ...