It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top State Department environment position pointed to deep-sea mining and protecting the plastics industry as among his priorities.

Many deep-sea species grow slowly and reproduce infrequently, meaning damage can last for decades. When sediment clouds ...

“Going up in space is relatively easy compared to going deep into the ocean,” said Sylvia Earle, 90, an oceanographer and ...

On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an order by Japan’s coast guard to leave disputed waters ...

The Supreme Court criticized RERA, suggesting it primarily benefits builders and disappoints homebuyers. The court stayed a Himachal Pradesh High Court order, allowing the state government to relocate ...

A deep-sea mining test shows ecosystem damage can begin immediately, with more than one-third of seafloor animals lost in a single pass.

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk. Plus more climate new this week.

New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras — many of which are already at risk of extinction. Chondrichthyes, ...

One of these strategies is “deep-sea mining.” Many countries and mining companies see deep-sea mining as a potential alternative mining method, both for economic and geopolitical reasons, in order to ...

With companies attempting to get permits to mine in the Pacific, is it possible that such devastating activities will be given the green light?