“Going up in space is relatively easy compared to going deep into the ocean,” said Sylvia Earle, 90, an oceanographer and ...

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable resources.

A brittlestar found on the seafloor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone [Natural History Museum/ University of Gothenburg] Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters on Feb 5, 2026.

Calls for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining have gotten louder as the results of a five-year-long investigation have been revealed. Scientists have analysed samples from the seafloor in the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Congressman Ed Case is trying to put a stop to deep sea mining. On Wednesday Case reintroduced two bills that would impose a moratoria on mining of the seabed in ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is preparing for a leadership election in July, which could play a key role in shaping the future of deep-sea mining. With 168 member states and the European ...

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In Kingston, Jamaica, by secret ballot, an election was held earlier this month. The lands whose governance was at stake are vaster than any nation, and it’s possible the consequences of the vote will ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Metals Co ‌on Thursday became the first deep-sea ‌miner to seek Washington's approval to mine the international seabed under a streamlined permitting process introduced earlier ...

The periodic table never looked so lucrative. These three mining stocks want to capture the upside.