Japan embarks Sunday on what it says is the world's first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres -- ...

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m ...

Advocates from across the Pacific will gather online Tuesday morning to share strategies for opposing federal deep-sea mining ...

After Norway made its decision, Greenland’s government has stated its intention to ban deep-sea mining in its territorial ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the ...

Guam lawmakers sent an unmistakable message Friday morning: the island will not consent to deep-sea mining near its waters.

The U.S. push to lease the seafloor east of Guam for commercial mining operations without consulting the island and with no ...

Japan launched a groundbreaking deep-sea mining trial, marking the world's first attempt to extract rare earth ...

Lawmakers will meet in an emergency session at 9 a.m. on Friday, and vote on whether to call for a halt to the federal ...

Lydia Larsen covers climate change, environmental news and sea level rise at The Post and Courier. A Wisconsin native, she ...

Greenland’s harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have prevented anyone from building a mine to ...

Japan has embarked on a daring mission to explore rare earths from the deep sea, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on China ...