Scientists and policymakers are now faced with a difficult question: should the pursuit of greener energy come at the cost of ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

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

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has worked for more than a decade to draw up regulations for a future deep-sea ... Those nodules have tempted would-be miners for decades. Mining firms ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Hundreds of researchers have called for a pause on deep-sea mining until scientists learn more, which could take years. Some ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Hundreds of researchers have called for a pause on deep-sea mining until scientists learn more, which could take years. Some ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Hundreds of researchers have called for a pause on deep-sea mining until scientists learn more, which could take years. Some ...