Though hostile in appearance, the deep sea teems with life. Far from being barren, the abyss is likely home to millions of ...

While calls for a moratorium on deep sea mining have not yet gained global consensus, they continue to gain momentum, supported by compelling arguments from a diverse group of countries. Croatia has ...

After Trump pledged to open international waters to mining, The Metals Company sought U.S. permits. But other countries are ...

Protecting underwater ecosystems from the growing interest in rare mineral mining, framing deep-sea laws and building a ...

Extracting EV-battery metals from the ocean floor with support from the White House could hit tough technological and legal ...

Scientists present at the latest effort to hash out international rules for deep-sea mining say it's unclear if it's possible ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is wrapping up weeks of negotiations in Jamaica intended to determine whether and ...

The three-week-long contentious meeting took place in Kingston, Jamaica, where the International Seabed Authority had been meeting to hammer out rules and environmental protections. It ended on ...

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) again failed to adopt a set of regulations on global seabed mining at a recent ...

With a newly elected leader, the International Seabed Authority must decide the future of more than half of the world’s ocean floor. Courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ...

The International Seabed Authority missed a deadline on July 9 to enact regulations to allow the mining of deep sea ecosystems for valuable metals used in electric-car batteries. Posted July 20 ...

The Fraught Election to Determine Who Will Call the Shots on Deep-Sea Mining The outcome of today’s balloting for International Seabed Authority chief could have major consequences for ocean health.