Deep-sea mining promises critical minerals for the energy transition without the problems of mining on land. It also promises ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near ...

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Shares of prospective deep-sea miner The Metals Company extended their gains from 2024 through the first half of 2025.

Scientists used an autonomous underwater vehicle to image previously unexplored, ultra-deep waters near the abyss of the ...

Two areas being targeted for deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean are home to dolphins and threatened whales, a new scientific survey reveals. Sperm whales, listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, are among ...

The U.S. legal framework, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), although enacted nearly 40 years ago, has never been used to authorize mineral extraction. Now all eyes are on the United ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle is helping scientists understand some of the planet’s least explored regions. <br /><br ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...

With the backing of the US government, a Canadian company is poised to sidestep UN laws and start vacuuming what it deems battery-grade metals from international waters.

Greenpeace activists staged a striking protest outside Germany’s parliament on Monday, unveiling a colossal 10-meter (33-foot ...