The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international seabed, making it the first such company to ...

Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.

On April 24, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order aimed at fast-tracking deep-sea mining.

A massive stone monolith has been found protruding from the Pacific Ocean seafloor like a giant finger, according to NOAA Ocean Exploration. The pillar is 49 feet high, 36 feet long and 13 feet wide, ...

In this week's Current Climate newsletter, Trump has ignited a new fight over seabed mining; America’s only rare-earth mine ...

NOAA Ocean Exploration sent cameras inside the wreck over the Easter holiday weekend and three planes were located in the ...

In an extraordinary discovery made in 2022, a deep-sea expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Trust aboard the E/V Nautilus ...

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of ...

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

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.