The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

President Trump issued an executive order today fast-tracking approvals for deep-sea mining. The order ignores the ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his ...

The administration moves to sidestep U.N. body governing the ocean floor and the harvesting of minerals and metals in ...

The new species were found in the East China Sea, a body of water off the eastern coast of China, south of Japan and South ...

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that aims to jumpstart mining on the ocean floor. Large-scale deep sea ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

The history of aviation is riddled with mysteries, but there are two which stand out—the disappearance of American aviator ...

A shimmery deep-sea creature measuring almost 5 feet mysteriously washed ashore on an Oregon beach. Now, researchers get a ...

The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat ...