Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Seabed nodules rich in key metals such as nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese are crucial for the battery and defence ...

This program is a component of a larger plan to increase domestic processing capacity for these vital materials and expedite ...

China's recent suspension of rare earth mineral exports is escalating trade tensions with the United States, threatening ...

The U.S. plans to stockpile deep-sea metals from the Pacific Ocean seabed to counter China's dominance in rare earth supply ...

The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to stockpile deep-sea metals to counteract China's control over battery minerals and rare earth supply chains. This move aims to secure U.S.

A colossal squid has been captured on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers ...

On Monday, April 14, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that no country should issue permits to extract ocean ...

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

The Aral Sea, once the world’s fourth-largest lake, is now not only a dried-out ecological ruin but the source of an ...