Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a ...

Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries ...

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

Finding and disposing of underwater mines on the sea floor is one of the US Navy's hardest and most dangerous tasks. Robots ...

Other mining operations target phosphates used as fertilizer in industrial agriculture. So far companies haven't been willing to heavily invest in such a difficult and costly undertaking, but the ...

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

The mining industry is pushing regulators to finalise rules that could open the way for extraction in parts of the vast ...

Russia and China are harassing the West with attacks that, although not crossing the line into war, inflict considerable damage. These hostile actions include attacks on underwater telecommunication ...

The world's oceans harbor a cultural heritage of sunken ships, remains of those lost in the transatlantic slave trade and ...

The device integrates seamlessly with China's advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles, such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou series, marking a significant leap in underwater capabilities.

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, ...