The U.S. government is planning to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea ...

Thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface, creatures that have never been formally named are vanishing before scientists ...

Governments are meeting in Jamaica to decide the future of one of mining’s most controversial frontiers: the deep ocean. As ...

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

The Trump administration wants to begin deep-sea mining in about 31 million acres of the Pacific Ocean's floor. Critics argue the mining poses severe threats to marine ecosystems.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. As with other polarized issues such as nuclear energy, there has ...

The Wild West is alive and well — it just moved underwater. As nations and companies race to stake their claim in the deep sea, industry is moving faster than regulation can keep up. This year, the ...

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change, as ...

Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (CSE: SEAS) (OTCQB: DSEAF) (FSE: X450) ("Deep Sea Minerals " or the "Company "), a seabed mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing critical mineral ...

The deep sea holds vast mineral wealth. However, most valuable elements lie in international waters, outside any one ...

Plans by Swiss-Dutch offshore giant Allseas to operate deep-sea mining machinery for The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) constitute a violation of an international treaty established by the United ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote ...