The deep-sea mining gamble is no financial miracle. Rather, it is a sinking investment that is quite literally costing the earth for minerals we don’t need. The Metals Company’s recent ...

Humanity has only explored 0.001% of the deep sea, according to a May 2025 study. Credit - Getty Images The Trump Administration signed an executive order late last month aiming to fast-track ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to open both US and international waters to deep-sea mining, ignoring a global treaty that controls the high seas. Canadian mining group The ...

Work to extend Hove beach out to sea is to begin in autumn. Brighton and Hove City Council last week agreed to increase the budget for the latest phase of sea defences from £6.5 million to £11 million ...

Justine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to expand the controversial but financially lucrative practice of deep-sea mining in a bid to lock down US access to critical ...

PLANS are in place to save the Sussex coastline with some beaches at risk of disappearing. The next stages of the sea defence scheme along the Sussex coast will see a beach extended and sea ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to SussexWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. "The Brighton Marina to River Adur scheme aims to ...

Councillors are being asked to approve an extra £4.5m for an ongoing sea defence project due to rising costs. Brighton & Hove City Council initially set aside £6.5m to rebuild sea defences at ...