Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

Scientists recently discovered a strange golden orb at the bottom of the ocean. Now, this intriguing find has sparked a lot ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic ...

The U.S. plans to stockpile deep-sea metals from the Pacific Ocean seabed to counter China's dominance in rare earth supply ...

A firm developing underwater robots to harvest mineral-rich nodules from the ocean floor is seeking approval to investigate ...

On Monday, April 14, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that no country should issue permits to extract ocean floor resources without respecting international legal frameworks. This ...

No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed, China's foreign ministry said on ...

The International Seabed Authority has raised concerns over The Metals Company’s bid to bypass multilateral oversight by ...

No country should bypass international laws to authorise resource exploration in the seabed ... of deep-sea metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed to counter China's dominance of battery ...

No country should bypass international laws to authorize resource exploration in the seabed ... of deep-sea metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed to counter China’s dominance of battery ...