Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

NEW DELHI, April 16 (Reuters) - India has extended an auction of deep-sea blocks containing critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products until May 1, a spokesperson at ...

Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute Scientists previously captured ... The implications of knowing are incalculable, particularly as deep sea mineral prospectors prepare to run tank-like industrial ...

Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of pulling up sulfide deposits. What would soon become unclear, however, was why ...

A US firm says it has launched a bid for deep-sea mining in the waters off a remote Pacific island, urging regulators to greenlight its foray into the contentious emerging industry. The United ...

For centuries, sailors have described vast oceanic areas emitting an eerie glow, as if bathed in non-existent moonlight.

the UK Ocean Acidification Programme, and the European Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate (MedSeA) project of the European Commission). The goal of the OA-ICC is to act as a hub to ...

A passion for the infinitesimal leads a photographer to discover the countless creatures that live unseen in the ocean Photographs ... from glimmering-blue sea sapphires to noodle-shaped cod ...

This 2024 astronaut photo shows the striking colors of Iraq's Razazah Lake, surrounded by a host of strangely circular fields ...