Though hostile in appearance, the deep sea teems with life. Far from being barren, the abyss is likely home to millions of ...

The leader of one of the most aggressive seabed mining startups spent years invoking global warming to spark interest in ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

Over 80 people gathered Sunday at Ala Moana Beach Park for a paddle-out ceremony opposing deep-sea mining, joining a global ...

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

Global environmentalists are warning of long term damage to the earth's oceans after governments, including Australia, failed ...

While calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining have not yet gained global consensus, they continue to gain momentum, supported by compelling arguments from a diverse group of countries. Croatia has ...

After Trump pledged to open international waters to mining, The Metals Company sought U.S. permits. But other countries are ...

The talks, in Jamaica, are before the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the only organization that can legally approve ...

Regulations to govern the exploration and extraction of rare earth minerals on the seabed of international waters are being ...

Exploratory deep-sea mining began in the 1970s, and the International Seabed Authority was established in 1994 under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to regulate it.