Four kilometers below the ocean surface lie vast fields of metal-rich nodules that could power millions of electric vehicles.

Objections and appeals are most frequently responsible for delays in new residential construction projects in Switzerland.

The U.S. legal framework, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), although enacted nearly 40 years ago, has ...

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

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Companies are amassing billions in Bitcoin for their treasuries while stablecoins gain traction with new legislation and ...

It’s an organic gem like a pearl. But instead of residing in a shell, this Hawaii gem grows slowly like a miniature tree deep ...

Scientists discovered thousands of eggs from the Pacific white skate on an underwater volcano almost a mile below the surface ...

Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean ...

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.

The administration laid out a path to accelerate exploration and production of critical minerals in U.S. waters despite ...