Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...

In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...

President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would speed up permitting for deep-sea mining, which could ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Hundreds of researchers have called for a pause on deep-sea mining until scientists learn more, which could take years. Some companies ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Hundreds of researchers have called for a pause on deep-sea mining until scientists learn more, which could take years. Some ...

Deep sea mining ... the possibilities of mining international seabeds for polymetallic nodules (potato-sized mineral deposits containing nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese lying unattached ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

A deep-sea mining company is turning to President Donald Trump to help it extract battery materials. The company that has pushed to open up the deep sea for mining is cozying up to the Trump ...

Deep-sea mining research and experiments ... of a few millimeters per million years. The nodules are rich in metals such as nickel, cobalt and manganese – key ingredients for batteries ...

Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S. in 2019. Hundreds of researchers have called for a pause on deep-sea mining until scientists learn more, which could take years. Some ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has worked for more than a decade to draw up regulations for a future deep-sea ... Those nodules have tempted would-be miners for decades. Mining firms ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has worked for more than a decade to draw up regulations for a future deep-sea ... Those nodules have tempted would-be miners for decades. Mining firms ...