The company is looking to mine the deep-sea ocean floor for mineral-rich rocks, but it faces hurdles before it can begin.

Governments face pressure to delay seabed mining as legal risks, fragile ecosystems and global treaty commitments collide.

A brittlestar found on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone [Natural History Museum/ University of Gothenburg] Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant ...

Robotic and autonomous underwater vehicles have collected vast quantities of footage from the deep sea, but most of it hasn’t ...

Leticia Carvalho heads a global authority that’s been struggling to set rules for a decade. President Trump’s aggressive push on ocean mining makes her task more urgent.

Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This sea spider is related to land spiders but does not belong to that group. They can grow to the size of a palm in the deep sea ...

The resolution, drawn up by 3rd District Supervisor Justin Cummings, states that “deep-sea mining remains an unproven, ...

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 ...