He said the potential of mining the oceans for nickel, magnesium, cobalt and copper stands to dramatically reduce the nation's reliance on hostile nations for the elements that will power the future.

Proponents say they want to dredge the seafloor for metals needed for clean technology. Indigenous Pacific Islanders call it a threat to life, culture, and the ocean itself.

A bold claim that the deep ocean floor produces oxygen without any sunlight has drawn sharp scientific pushback, with critics ...

Deep Sea said it has “commenced early stage engagement with selected governments and regulatory bodies in the Pacific Ocean ...

More than 10,000 feet deep in the ocean, the seafloor is covered with what look like dark, lumpy potatoes. These polymetallic nodules, as they're known, take millions of years to form, slowly ...

For most of Earth’s history there has been no need to govern the ocean floor. Considered more inhospitable than the dark side of the moon, the deep seabed has been largely left to its own devices. But ...

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 ...

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.

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

The Trump administration wants to allow deep-sea mining for critical minerals near the American territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Residents are worried about environmental impacts.