The production of oxygen at the seafloor by polymetallic nodules is a new ecosystem function that needs to be considered when assessing the impact of deep-sea mining. These findings underscore the ...

The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...

The world's oceans, both international waters and those under national jurisdiction, are rich in minerals and metals.

Past work on deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining included oceanographic observations, sediment analyses, and numerical models ...

The head of submarine mining pioneer The Metals Company told AFP he had "no doubt" the Canadian firm would be the first to ...

The crucial conference in France comes after Trump ordered the US to pursue deep-sea mining with potentially damaging ...

French Polynesia pledged this week to create the world’s largest marine protected area to safeguard its seas — and it hopes ...

Vowing to “counter China’s growing influence over seabed mineral resources,” the Trump administration is opening a new front ...