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

Trump has opened the deep sea for business, risking fragile environments we know nothing about Defying international law, the Trump admin wants to move ahead with deep sea mining that threatens ...

Deep-seafloor mining is a complex topic that leaves out a crucial starting point: mining the potato-sized rocks on the seafloor called “nodules” only yields four metals of any economic ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

Developing nations saw deep sea nodule fields as a source of vast wealth that could be distributed to benefit poor and “geographically-disadvantaged” nations.

Deep-sea desalination is on the cusp of providing a source of clean water from the Caribbean to the Emirates.

Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained.

A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent expedition, and it turned out to be a baby ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea.

As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in ...

An oddly shaped deep-sea fish recently washed up on an Oregon beach, catching the attention of a local aquarium. The Seaside Aquarium identified the fish as a longnose lancetfish.

Scientists filmed the first-ever footage of a colossal squid in its natural environment. The colossal squid is the largest squid species and is extremely elusive.