K INGSTON: Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it’s unclear if it ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1 900 km southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the government-backed project ...

A company's interest in mining a remote part of the Pacific Ocean's deep seafloor has drawn scrutiny, according to an Exeter report.

Hall Bank is a small, nearshore reef off Fremantle in southwest Australia, located well beyond the typical latitudinal range ...

A parachute anchor deployed by a Chinese vessel in waters off Pag-asa Island on June 7 has damaged corals worth over P11 ...

Company received a major boost in April when Trump issued an executive order asserting America’s right to mine beneath the ...

The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is a staggering 2,722 ft tall. That’s 829.8 metres, or just over half a mile, making London’s top skyscraper, the Shard, seem like a glorified ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

As islands in the Pacific Ocean basin, American Sāmoa and Hawaiʻi have strong connections across marine ecosystems and cultures. While Hawaiʻi has banned seabed mining in state waters, which extend ...