As demand soars for critical minerals for electronics and renewable energies, experts have debated the risks and benefits of extracting these materials from the ocean floor. But an extensive new study ...

A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone Graphic showing the three different types of seabed zones being explored for potential mining. A 'mount-building' ...

17 March 2025 - Ahead of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) March Council meeting, WWF is urging governments to pause deep seabed mining due to its severe risks to marine ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. President Donald Trump wants federal agencies to fast-track applications for deep-sea ...

Section 1. Background. The United States has a core national security and economic interest in maintaining leadership in deep sea science and technology and seabed mineral resources. The United States ...

Diplomats from more than 30 nations have criticized a proposal that could allow the start of seabed mining by 2027. By Eric Lipton Reporting from Washington Nearly 40 nations, big and small, have ...

PARIS, France — In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners — and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to ...

President Donald Trump wants federal agencies to fast-track applications for deep-sea mining in an effort to make the United States a global leader in the nascent industry. Trump issued an executive ...

A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout A ...