Diplomats from more than 30 nations have criticized a proposal that could allow the start of seabed mining by 2027.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

mining firms plan to send uncrewed collector vehicles down to the bottom of the ocean. The Metals Company vehicle, which is about the size of a school bus, would crawl along the seabed ...

By Kristine Sabillo The International Seabed Authority has expressed concern following reports that the U.S. subsidiary of ...

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Canadian miner The Metals Company said on Thursday it had formally initiated a process under the U.S. Department of Commerce to apply for exploration licenses and permits to extract minerals from the ...

Eleanor Mortimer joins a team of marine biologists in her transporting, whimsical but ultimately melancholic first feature ...

After working through the ISA for years, The Metals Company now says it will apply for "exploration licenses and commercial ... minerals can be found scattered across the seabed in some parts of the ...

(NOAA Ocean Exploration) In the global race for critical ... of metals located on the remote seafloor. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has worked for more than a decade to draw up ...

After working through the ISA for years, The Metals Company now says it will apply for "exploration licenses ... scattered across the seabed in some parts of the ocean. Here, manganese nodules ...