Donald Trump wants to mine the depths of the ocean for critical minerals ubiquitous in rechargeable batteries, signing an ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for extracting critical materials from the ocean floor despite the objections of ...

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet (200 meters) below the ocean surface and sustains life across our planet. It includes the twilight zone and the midnight zone, where ...

Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...

President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

WASHINGTON— President Trump signed an executive order today to fast-track a process that purports to allow U.S.-affiliated companies to mine the deep seabed in U.S. and international waters. The order ...

The new species were found in the East China Sea, a body of water off the eastern coast of China, south of Japan and South ...

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that aims to jump-start mining on the ocean floor. Large-scale deep sea ...