Despite opposition investors are still looking at deep-sea mining technology.
Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the ...
Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...
The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach and menaces U.S. allies.
On the abyssal plains, at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters, polymetallic nodules are scattered across millions of square ...
Footage of a submersible capturing some intriguing footage of a pre-historic sea animal has resurfaced, as it was making its ...
Deep-sea mining is highly controversial partly because the deep seabed is more or less untouched and still relatively poorly understood. "If you're not sure what's down there, then leave it alone ...
The site of a deep-sea mining test in 1979 had lower levels of biodiversity when researchers revisited it in 2023 compared ...
Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.