Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission ...

Japan has pulled off a technical and geopolitical milestone, hauling rare earth-rich mud from the deep Pacific seabed in a ...

The mission marked the world’s first attempt to tap deep-sea rare earths at such an extreme depth, according to Japanese authorities, News.Az ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...

"Before commercial deep-sea mining begins, it is essential to carefully consider the depth at which mining waste is discharged," added Drazen. "The fate of these mining waste plumes and their impact ...

Mesopelagic fish, long overlooked in ocean chemistry, are now proven to excrete carbonate minerals much like their shallow-water counterparts—despite living in dark, high-pressure depths. Using the ...

The mission was the world's first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at such a depth, the government said, as Japan seeks to ...

Far below the waves of the Pacific, scientists are uncovering a riot of life just as industrial machines line up to scrape ...