Human use of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea is visible on the seabed and can significantly impact the habitat of many marine species. In a new study, researchers from Kiel University ...

and then send it several km below said seabed, is very much left as an exercise for the reader. Haverly estimates this endeavour would cost "around $10 billion dollars", which would indeed be a ...

Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international ...

The International Seabed Authority, which regulates all the ... and deep-sea assessments are still a largely uncharted endeavour. Between 2014−2018, researchers and engineers participating ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to help foster and facilitate the exploration, extraction and processing of minerals from the seabed. The order describes the resources as key to U ...

It instructs senior Trump administration officials to expedite permits for companies to mine the seabed for rare minerals both "within and beyond national jurisdiction." The executive order comes ...

Dozens of countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining, and have urged restraint until an international authority agrees on rules for the practice. By Max Bearak Global energy and ...

By Max BearakRebecca Dzombak and Harry Stevens President Trump has ordered the U.S. government to take a major step toward mining vast tracts of the ocean floor, a move that is opposed by nearly ...