A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...

Following successful mining tests by U.S. consortia and pioneering environmental impact assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.

Scientists said they have seen the first signs of life returning to deep sea mining tracks carved into the abyssal seabed ...

A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and ... an CIA ...

Rare-earth elements are crucial for electric batteries and devices, mining of which can lead to the destruction of marine ...

As deep-sea mining interests in the Pacific Ocean grow ... In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of ...