While deep-sea mining could reduce U.S. dependence on foreign supply chains, environmental advocates warn that the practice ...

We need Greenland very badly,” declared President Donald Trump, emphasizing the geostrategic significance of the Arctic. The ...

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed an Endangered Species Act listing for a rare chub whose habitat has been ...

The Trump administration considers selling leases for seabed mineral extraction near American Samoa, igniting debate between ...

The Trump administration is considering leasing seabed areas off American Samoa for mineral extraction, sparking ...

The Trump administration says it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific ...

yet they may be at risk from mining for minerals such as cobalt and nickel. This sea urchin, found in the deep-sea Clarion Clipperton Zone, is one of many diverse species living at depths of up to ...

An initial mineral resource estimate shows that the Filo del Sol deposit high in the Argentine Andes likely contains five ...

Despite the deep ocean covering two-thirds of our planet’s surface, humans have only explored a staggering 0.001% of it, ...

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which ...

Climate change makes heavy rain even heavier, beginning with warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico that produce more ...