In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Kingston, Jamaica -The 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority, which starts today in Kingston, Jamaica is the first of new ...

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 ...

In stark contrast with Carvalho’s science-driven approach, delegates are being forced to address The Metals Company's (TMC) threat to submit the world’s first ever deep sea mining application for the ...

Life Under Water is back for a second season after an incredibly successful first season which won a Bronze Climate award at ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the ...

The CIA leased a ship for real deep-sea mining, according to Jones. He found an old photograph of the roughly eight-metre- (26-feet-) wide machine used to harvest nodules. His team visited the ...