The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

The Pacific Ocean’s seabed is rich in critical metals such as cobalt and nickel. Yet deep-sea mining of these materials, which are used in many technologies, threatens the region. If mining goes ...

The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions.

Midas carrying 3,000 new vehicles sinks in North Pacific after fire forces crew evacuation. Environmental monitoring underway ...

Sticking out of the wood and flowing in the water were two “unusual,” feather-like creatures attached to the rotting material ...

An alarming new federal report released Wednesday indicates that the number of gray whales in the Pacific Ocean has dropped ...

From groundbreaking research to the beauty of marine sanctuaries teeming with life, these images shine a spotlight on the ...

In a remarkable discovery, scientists have found that certain deep-sea spiders are not predators or scavengers as once ...

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

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

The French Swiss artist—whose practice focuses on the Arctic, the oceans and the history of the Earth—finds connections with ...

Palau's president says the US order to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea. Deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company (TMC) has since confirmed it will not apply for a mining license ...