Renewable technologies need a multitude of critical minerals. The seabed could supply these riches. But at what cost?

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, a UN-body tasked with establishing regulations ...

The Trump administration is moving to open federal waters surrounding American Samoa to deep-sea mining despite widespread opposition from leaders and environmental advocates from the U.S. territory.

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone exists in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico and has seen a large amount of interest for ...

Another source of critical minerals is seafloor massive sulfides, which form near hydrothermal vents along oceanic ridges. Volcanic activity reacts with seawater, fueling bursts of marine life at ...

Greenpeace International activists protest against deepsea mining company Global Sea Mineral Resources, a subsidiary of the Belgian company DEME, in the Pacific Ocean in 2021. (Photo by Marten van ...