After more than a decade of negotiations, a new round of talks to finalize a code to regulate deep-sea mining in ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

"It is vital that the duty of care to safeguard our oceans is at the forefront of discussions." Nations at odds over future of lucrative, dangerous deep sea practice: 'We must act with urgency' first ...

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head ...

A scientific debate has emerged regarding the possibility of producing 'dark oxygen' without sunlight, through metallic ...

Such metals are sought-after for use in renewable energy devices and batteries, for example. But deep-sea mining is a ...

It is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that helped create some of the world’s greatest civilizations and took humanity ...

Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...

The rapid expansion of China’s ocean exploration offers Beijing valuable military intelligence as it expands its naval reach ...

Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head of the body drafting regulations for the practice told AFP Friday. At ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday.

The resolution expressed concerns over the adverse impact of deep-sea mining on the region’s valuable fish resources, ...