A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of ...

A new study has found that deep-sea mining operations threaten ocean food chains, potentially impacting valuable fisheries.

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine ...

Deep-sea mining poses significant risks to marine ecosystems and climate stability, prompting calls for a moratorium on commercial extraction activities.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the secretaries ...

An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...

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Marketplace contributor Daniel Ackerman says deep-sea mining companies are innovating for how to efficiently mine rare Earth minerals — but scaling this work is still a big question. The International ...

China has field-tested an intelligent robotic mining vehicle at a depth of 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) in the western Pacific ...

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. But plans to mine ...