A treaty to protect the high seas will not come to life by the time the UN Oceans Conference opens in June, but persistence ...

A recent study reveals that slow ocean expansion 15-6 million years ago caused sea levels to change and drop by up to 30 ...

In an extraordinary discovery made in 2022, a deep-sea expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the E/V Nautilus ...

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores ...

The Trump administration hoped that mining critical minerals could boost U.S. GDP by $300 billion over 10 years and create ...

Dozens of countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining, and have urged restraint until an international authority ...

USGS factsheet details potential for critical mineral extraction from the ocean floor, emphasizing economic and security ...

Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical ...

Trump signed exec order to boost US deep-sea mining industry, reducing dependence on foreign supply chains for critical ...

The practice of deep-sea mining involves using heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed, where they ...

President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.