The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling ...

The name change reflects the Company's evolution and core focus on establishing a leading position in the deep sea critical minerals exploration sector, anchored by U.S. national security priorities, ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

The founder of a company interested in harvesting rare minerals from the seafloor near the Marianas says he wants "high quality engagement" with communities in the region, and that new ...

The deep sea, the planet’s most expansive and least understood ecosystem, remains largely unexplored. Yet while the deep sea may seem a dark and distant space, events underwater directly impact our ...

NOAA plans to scour more than 30,000 square nautical miles of waters off American Samoa to figure out the possibilities there ...

China needs to have better technology and a bigger say in the international maritime order if it is to win the global deep-sea mining race for critical minerals, according to a senior official from ...

Explore the rising global demand for raw materials and the controversial world of deep-sea mining. This video examines how ...

After sitting on the sidelines for nearly 30 years, the United States is preparing to dive into deep-sea mining. While the U.S. has long deferred to laws established by the U.N. Convention on the Law ...