America has lawful authority to proceed with deep-sea mining—and doing so would break China’s dominance in critical mineral ...

Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, a UN-body tasked with establishing regulations ...

In recent months, leaders in California and Santa Cruz County have spoken out in opposition to offshore drilling and seabed ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands for research on seabed mineral exploration and development, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday. The Cook Islands ...

In December, one of America’s largest territorial expansions took place, with barely any public notice. The U.S. has claimed sovereignty over 1 million square kilometers — larger than Texas and ...

SYDNEY >> China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, ...

China is rapidly expanding its seabed mapping operations across the Indian Ocean, the Bering Sea, and other strategic waters, ...

The arrangement could signal a fracture in the decades-long effort among nations to reach consensus on how to mine the ocean floor while protecting ecosystems. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The United ...

Former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy and Vice Chancellor of Sir John Kotalawella Defence University.” Undersea fiber optic cables constitute the backbone of global digital connectivity, ...

A growing number of countries are calling to halt mining on the ocean floor. The topic will take center stage at thi annual assembly of the International Seabed Authority, which governs seabed mining.

While the headlines have recently been looking to the stars for the next iteration of military prowess, the United States is focusing on a different playing field to hone the next generation of war ...