Hughes was going to do the unthinkable with it: mine manganese nodules right from the ocean floor. So, when the Glomar sailed ...

Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres ...

NOAA is weighing two applications from The Metals Co. to explore for minerals in international waters despite pushback from ...

President Donald Trump defied international norms on deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals, signing an executive order ...

With the Jan. 12 deadline looming for public input on a federal deep-sea mining proposal, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov.

Legal experts say deep-sea mining cannot start until the ISA agrees how profits from the global seabed would be shared.

More than 3,000 people from U.S. territories have signed a petition opposing proposed deep seabed mining in waters near the ...

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it ...

Research in the deep sea is difficult—it requires lengthy, expensive research cruises and specialized machinery, often planned many years in advance. Scientists frequently work for industry—oil, ...

With just about a week remaining before the federal comment deadline, more Guam senators are publicly joining the island's ...

As companies search underwater for resources, scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be ...

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 ...