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

Venture beneath the surface of the ocean and you'll find a world as alien as any far-flung destination. In the darkness and ...

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact ... “These nodules are potato-sized mineral deposits that have built up in layers over thousands of years. Mining companies ...

The practice of deep-sea mining involves using heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed, where they build up into potato-sized nodules.

A new study finds that humans have visually explored just 0.001 per cent of the deep seafloor - leaving vast areas unknown ...

Companies and some countries have long pushed to mine the potentially lucrative deep-sea deposits ... could cause irreparable harm to marine life. Dozens of countries have called for a pause ...