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

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

China’s deep-sea mining deal with the Cook Islands risks leaving the United States behind in critical minerals essential for energy, defense, and tech.

China is rapidly expanding its deep-sea exploration efforts, sending fleets of research vessels far beyond its shores. While ...

China has developed a compact deep-sea device capable of cutting armoured undersea cables at depths of 4,000 metres — twice ...

[1][2] 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 ...

A deep sea mining company leading the charge for the budding future industry is being accused by environmental groups of changing its corporate branding from fueling the green transition to supporting ...

Japan depended mostly on imported rare-earth minerals for decades. But something surprising has recently happened.

Designed for integration with China’s advanced manned and unmanned submersibles such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou series, he ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some ...

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