“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

Diplomats from more than 30 nations have criticized a proposal that could allow the start of seabed mining by 2027.

A Vancouver-based mining company is looking to sidestep the international agency charged with regulating mining in ...

By Kristine Sabillo The International Seabed Authority has expressed concern following reports that the U.S. subsidiary of ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

Scientists said they have seen the first signs of life returning to deep sea mining tracks carved into the abyssal seabed ...

Vancouver, Canada-based seabed mining company The Metals Company (TMC) has announced that it is collaborating with the Trump ...

These nodules form as metals in seawater or sediment ... Several countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining until the risks are better understood. The proposed mining process is ...

"That would have potentially disastrous consequences for ocean health." Those nodules have tempted would-be miners for decades. Mining firms claim the deep seabed could provide a major new source of ...

Those nodules have tempted would-be miners for decades. Mining firms claim the deep seabed could provide a major new source of minerals independent of China, which controls the supply of many ...