A 13-year-old took the microphone Thursday evening and asked a question that cut through the technical jargon surrounding ...
An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...
There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, hydrogen plasma could shrink the carbon footprint of smelting the metal ore ...
By Eleni MatheouNowadays, there is a growing global demand for rare earth elements and critical minerals such as nickel, ...
Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long ...
The global race for critical minerals is accelerating, and two companies — United States Antimony Corporation UAMY and The Metals Company TMC — have positioned themselves at pivotal but very different ...
As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.
A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...
One of the most attractive targets for deep sea mining advocates is the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a continent-sized ...
The Metals Company wants to be the first firm to commercially mine the seafloor. The study it funded suggests that mining ...