As deep-sea mining operations continue to be explored as a source of essential materials for the green energy transition, the long-term effects on marine life remain a topic of intense debate.

Getty Images/iStockphoto The director of the European Academies Science Advisory Council has also noted deep sea mining will not provide many of the critical materials needed for a green transition.

The company that has pushed to open up the deep sea for mining is cozying up to the Trump administration after years of hitting roadblocks in international negotiations. The island nation of Nauru ...

"It takes about 17 years on land for a new mining project," said Monstad. Things could go faster in the deep sea. Green Minerals wants to begin taking probes once they receive an exploration license.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and ...

Where does the deep sea begin? Definitions vary across science and legal frameworks. For the purposes of their joint analysis, the members of the European Marine Board’s (EMB) Deep Sea and Ocean ...

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the ...

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change ...

Scientists have named more than 175 species of siphonophore, including deep-sea colonies that glow green, blue and sometimes red to attract prey. The giant siphonophore (Praya dubia), for example ...