Companies are raring to explore the Arctic seabed off Norway, which could become the first country in Europe to allow ...

In an essay which was published in The Portugal News on 12 March 2024 I made a synopsis of the potential environmental damage ...

As the world ramps up production of the technologies it needs to move away from fossil fuels, this widespread disturbance of Earth and ... forms of deep-sea mining that require dredging the ocean ...

The move would enable miners to bypass the ISA and obtain permits from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

India is investing heavily in the search for critical minerals. But it faces strong opposition from fisherfolk.

Rare-earth elements are crucial for electric batteries and devices, mining of which can lead to destruction of marine biodiversity, the study claims. Proper research has to be conducted into this to ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not ...

Marine ecosystems in the deep ocean show little sign of recovery even decades after experimental mining, according to new research.

At least one company has found a work-around to international opposition to deep-sea mining: The Trump administration.

As deep-sea ... several rare and as yet unnamed aquatic species. Campaigners warn that mining in the waters between Hawaii and Mexico will endanger the biodiversity in one of the Earth's largest ...