Rare-earth elements help power our everyday electrical devices, and that’s because most batteries are made with minerals like ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists ...

As international regulations for deep-sea mineral extraction near completion, Congress is recognizing the strategic role polymetallic nodules can play in bolstering U.S. national security the economy, ...

Ruling from newly-elected government means deep-sea mineral exploration and exploitation will stop until almost end of decade ...

Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, we have witnessed an upsurge of interest and intrigue surrounding the critical minerals necessary for the renewable energy transition and ...

Lying on the ocean floor are hunks of metal packed with these minerals. These polymetallic nodules, as they are called, contain cobalt, nickel, copper, and manganese, which are the essential minerals ...

Resting on the bottom of the ocean are potato-sized nodules of valuable minerals that are more or less up for grabs. Multiple corporations and some nations are racing to build deep-sea drones that can ...

Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licenses to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay ...

A collector vehicle about to be deployed for deep sea mineral collection from The Metals Company's ship, Hidden Gem. (The Metals Company photo). As international regulations for deep-sea mineral ...