Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is ...

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

Seabed mining could become one of the defining environmental battles of 2025. Around the world, governments are weighing up whether to allow mining of the ocean floor for metal ores and minerals. New ...

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider ...

Climate Change Comes for the House of the Seven Gables China Helped Indonesia Build One of the World’s Biggest, Youngest Coal Fleets. It’s Still Growing. As EPA Stalls, States Are Left to Handle Solar ...

RAROTONGA, Wednesday 22 October 2025 — Cook Islanders holding a banner reading "Don't Mine the Moana" have confronted an exploration vessel as it returned to Rarotonga port today, protesting the ...

The initiative thrusts an agency known for regulating U.S. oceans and fisheries into a potential diplomatic row with the International Seabed Authority. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S ...

The Nautilus expedition comes just six months after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to expedite deep sea ...

As demand for critical minerals surges amid fears of overreliance on Chinese supplies, the United States has begun taking steps to secure access to the vast stores of minerals on the seabed. With ...