This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Imagine a place on our planet so vast, so mysterious, that it has no owner. Picture a realm teeming with bizarre life forms, ...

While The Metals Company benefits from speculative hope and policy support, its long-term profit potential and scalability ...

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.

An imminent executive order on deep sea mining could open a new resource frontier. It’s a signal to markets that the United ...

NEW DELHI – A new study has found that deep-sea mining conducted more than 40 years ago in the Pacific Ocean continues to affect marine ecosystems, raising concerns over its lasting ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

China is responsible for most of the world’s processing of rare earth metals and minerals, but its new export restrictions ...

An expedition spotted a baby of the species in the South Sandwich Islands. This cephalopod can grow to more than 20 feet and ...

Deep-sea mining not only poses significant environmental, social and economic risks for coastal communities and Small Island ...