As the global energy transition accelerates, the ocean floor has emerged as the next frontier in critical mineral competition between the United States and China ...

China needs to have better technology and a bigger say in the international maritime order if it is to win the global deep-sea mining race for critical minerals, according to a senior official from ...

The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed ...

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

A push to extract minerals from the depths of the Pacific Ocean is gaining momentum. Here is how it works and why it has become a global flashpoint.

The benthic boundary layer is a crucial, interconnected part of the deep-sea ecosystem, serving as a home for unique animals ...

The authority created to safeguard the ocean floor now leans towards licensing its exploitation. Here’s how to reset the ...

Beneath the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean lie small, black, potato-sized treasures - polymetallic nodules rich in ...

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it ...

He has the chic of a Silicon Valley tech bro and a clean energy pitch for investors, but will Gerard Barron's deep-sea mining dream do more harm than good?