A flurry of criticism followed the article’s publication, including from the deep-sea mining company that funded the study, ...

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...

The research has attracted criticism from some scientists and deep-sea mining companies, who plan to mine the nodules for precious materials needed for the green energy transition. The Metals ...

A project is underway to investigate the production of “dark” oxygen further. Understanding the phenomenon better could help ...

Shares of The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) surged in January amid growing anticipation of support for deep-sea mining under the ... of metals such as nickel, manganese, and cobalt, with an ...

Portugal’s parliament has approved the drafting of a moratorium on deep sea mining in territorial waters to 2050.

TMC is a Canadian deep-sea mining exploration company ... zone around the South Pacific. These nodules are rich in nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese, some of which are crucial rare earth ...

and scientists are concerned that the sediment plumes from mining company vacuums will leave scars that, over human time scales, may never recover. Removing nodules might threaten deep-sea life ...

Deep-sea mining companies are aiming to mine the cobalt, nickel, copper, lithium and manganese contained in the nodules for use in solar panels, electric car batteries and other green technology.

In October 2023, parliament approved a PAN bill imposing a moratorium on deep sea mining in Portuguese waters until 2050. But ...