By Ernest Scheyder Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Metals Co on Thursday became the first deep-sea miner to seek Washington's approval ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to ...

Startling findings in 2024 suggested that metallic nodules on the sea floor produce oxygen and might support life. Now ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing ...

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

NOAA has finalized a rule that will expedite the permit and license application process for deep seabed mining and allow ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, ...

Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with life.

The vast majority of our planet’s oceans remain unexplored, hiding secrets that challenge everything we thought we knew about ...

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic ...