Trump has effectively fired the starting gun for an international free-for-all on extracting minerals from the ocean floor.

Scientists warn, "Any plume or discharge caused by mining could easily enter the extraordinary habitat," highlighting the ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. Mere ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Environmental advocate Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about ocean protections amid ...

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