Explore the rising global demand for raw materials and the controversial world of deep-sea mining. This video examines how ...

There are widespread concerns that deep-sea mining for metals will damage fragile ecosystems. But if mining ever goes ahead, ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia on Wednesday that will focus on ...

The Norwegian government has granted permission for the construction and operation of the Nussir copper mine in Hammerfest, a ...

The top U.S. admiral has called China’s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of ...

Photographer Will H. Leigh followed Klondike gold prospectors, documenting their travels, the landscape, everyday life and ...

The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region around the Mariana Trench in the western ...

An analysis of mining plumes in the Pacific Ocean reveals they kick up particles sized similarly to the more nutritious tidbits that plankton eat.

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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 plates, ...

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...