Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

If future deep-sea mining operations release sediment plumes into the water column, as proposed, the debris could interfere with animals’ feeding, disrupt food webs and alter animals’ behaviors.

In this week's Current Climate newsletter, Trump has ignited a new fight over seabed mining; America’s only rare-earth mine ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

If future deep-sea mining operations release sediment plumes into the water column, as proposed, the debris could interfere with animals’ feeding, disrupt food webs and alter animals’ behaviors.

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

As the demand for electric car batteries and smartphones grows, mining companies are turning their attention to the deep sea, where precious ... metals in seawater or sediment collect around ...