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A Sinner of the Deep Sea is a nearly-perfect three-volume series. I wish it could have been longer, because this is a world and characters who are so well realized that it feels like a shame to ...

White House aides say the initiative could see US operations scoop up more than a billion metric tons of mineral-rich deep-sea nodules, and pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the American ...

"The United States government has no right to unilaterally allow an industry to destroy the common heritage of humankind and rip up the deep sea for the profit of a few corporations," said Arlo ...

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa ...

Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in ...

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 ...

"The United States has a core national security and economic interest in maintaining leadership in deep sea science and technology and seabed mineral resources," Trump said in the executive order ...

Deep-sea mining is seen by the administration as another avenue for extracting rare-earth elements such as manganese, cobalt, nickel and copper, helping wean the U.S. off foreign suppliers and ...

Several countries are scrambling to increase capacity for deep-sea mining, seen as a potential boon for industries and the green energy transition. But environmental groups warn the process can cause ...