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

Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of ...

A firm developing underwater robots to harvest mineral-rich nodules from the ocean floor is seeking approval to investigate ...

According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to build a strategic stockpile of deep-sea metals to reduce US ...

India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products until May 1, a spokesperson at India's Ministry of Mines said on ...