President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, ...

While the Trump administration frames deep-sea mining as a ‘core national security and economic interest,’ dozens of ...

Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious ...

Scientists descend nearly 11,000 meters into the Pacific to investigate reports of oxygen production without sunlight on the ...

The path to commercialization could be getting clearer.

The FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has initiated a feasibility study by the Defense Department to explore the potential for refining polymetallic nodule-derived materials into ...

On January 21, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a final rule revising its regulations governing deep ...

As part of TMC’s pilot-scale nodule processing, SGS and TMC produced the world's first nickel sulfate from deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules, indicating TMC’s resource is suitable for battery markets ...

As part of TMC’s pilot-scale nodule processing, SGS and TMC produced the world's first cobalt sulfate from deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules, continuing to indicate TMC’s resource is suitable for ...