With the prospect of deep-sea mining once again hitting the headlines, opposing parties remain locked in a bitter dispute.

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...

Trump is right to accelerate licenses for commercial underwater operations, but they should be within America’s 200-mile ...

Adversarial nations and strategic competitors currently dominate global supplies of rare earth elements—and control much of ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study.Getty Images Reporter The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

The world’s oceans are on the brink of a major disaster if controversial plans to start deep sea mining in international waters go ahead as early as next year, an expert has warned. Dr. Sandor ...

A new report by environmental groups lays out a case for banning deep sea mining—and explains why the real solution to humanity’s energy crisis might just be sitting in the trash. Deep sea ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

This sea urchin, found in the deep-sea Clarion Clipperton Zone, is one of many diverse species living at depths of up to 18,000 feet. Spanning 1.7 million square miles of ocean from Hawaii to ...