This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our planet. It includes the twilight zone and the midnight zone, where strange and ...

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

Yes, by area, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures — but that includes 100-plus square miles of Lake Superior. The exact ...

A deep-sea mining company is turning to President Donald Trump to help it extract battery materials. The company that has ...

The world needs more batteries. That’s what we keep hearing in the push for greener energy, and we can’t build enough to meet ...

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

Underground mining has become more scientific, controlled and automated, requiring fewer people underground, improving safety ...

Karowe which means “precious stone” in Setswana is regarded as one of the world’s most valuable diamond mines. Originally ...

New research into lithium mining in the “Lithium Triangle” of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia — source of more than half of the ...

Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of ...