Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, we have witnessed an upsurge of interest and intrigue surrounding the critical minerals necessary for the renewable energy transition and ...

At the end of September, a top-class consortium of industry and research partners gathered at the headquarters of BAUER ...

Deep sea mining has disastrous consequences for marine life, many of which are still unknown to oceanographers.

Scientists warn deep-sea mining could harm sharks, rays, and ghost sharks. Their habitats overlap mining zones.

China needs to have better technology and a bigger say in the international maritime order if it is to win the global deep-sea mining race for critical minerals, according to a senior official from ...

New Zealand's defense minister warns that South Pacific island nations face growing pressure from global powers over rare ...

As the global energy transition accelerates, the ocean floor has emerged as the next frontier in critical mineral competition ...

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, as ...

By Elizabeth Claire Alberts New research has found that deep-sea mining in international waters could threaten at least 30 ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: This story incorrectly says that copper, cobalt and nickel are rare earth elements. They are critical minerals.] AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Throughout the summer, NPR's Short ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to jump-start the controversial practice of deep-sea mining, seeking to offset China's dominant position in critical mineral supply ...