See what deep-sea mining actually looks like, 2 miles down

A mining company sent an advanced ship to try to pluck valuable minerals from the deep ocean. Here’s how it worked.
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The ocean machines designed to end the energy crisis

Deep below the surface, new tidal turbines are capturing the relentless motion of the sea — a constant source of clean energy untouched by weather or daylight. Over a dozen state officials rally ...

Companies join a deep-sea mining rush after Trump executive order, as regulators fast-track permits

Since President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a deep-sea mining industry, businesses have raised millions ...
Phys.org

The true cost of deep-sea mining

Underneath the ocean's surface lies a vast and ancient world. As demand for sustainable technologies increases, attention is shifting deep beneath the waves. Deep-sea mining is capturing the ...
Grist

American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.

In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an auditorium. They ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Deep-Sea Mining Test in the Pacific Drastically Reduced Biodiversity and Animal Populations

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...
Time

For The Past 20 Years Antarctica's Deep Ocean Has Been Heating Up, Scientists Reveal

A view of Shoesmith Glacier on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, which is shrinking by 3 centimeters per day. A view of Shoesmith Glacier on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, which is shrinking by 3 ...