By Ben Aris in Berlin The Trump administration has also moved to fast-track seabed mining in international waters following ...

A U.S. subsidiary of The Metals Co., based in Vancouver, has applied for permits to mine a deep sea zone in international ...

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

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

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

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

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

Industrial-scale deep-sea mining for metals and minerals is on hold for at least a year after clashes at International Seabed Authority meeting.

Citizens of countries that sponsor deep-sea mining firms have written to several governments and the International Seabed Authority expressing concern that their nations will struggle to control ...

Deep-sea mining in international waters is currently illegal, and environmental organizations, scientists, and many governments want to keep it that way. They argue that the practice could ...

An experiment in 2021 in water about 3 miles (5 kilometers) deep off Mexico found that seabed mining equipment created sediment plumes of up to about 6.5 feet (2 meters) high.

A new publication on the impacts of deep-seabed mining by 13 prominent deep-sea biologists seeks to dispel scientific misconceptions that have led to miscalculations of the likely effects of ...