In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

Trump signs EO boosting deep-sea mining industry in latest attempt to combat rival China. The order seeks to expedite permits in coastal waters of the US, while working will allies to share ...

Mining of these rock-like nodules was the topic of discussion of experts and industry representatives gathered in Tempe on ...

Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...

A strange video from the South Atlantic Ocean showed parasites on a deep-sea fish. These parasites, Lophoura szidati copepods, looked like they had pigtails. They clung to the head of a rattail ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expand US deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters, despite warnings by environmental groups.

Some deep-sea mining companies have faced significant financial struggles due to the delay, with one company going bankrupt and another slashing costs; yet, other firms remain optimistic ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expand US deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters, despite warnings by environmental groups.