(NewsNation) — After President Donald Trump loosened regulations for mining the ocean floor, companies are preparing to take part in what could be a deep-sea minerals boom. NewsNation went behind the ...

A single pass of a nodule-collecting machine across the Pacific seafloor wiped out more than a third of the animals living in its path, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Nature Ecology & ...

You may have missed it, but last Sunday was World Oceans Day – an international observation designed to foster public interest in the protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its ...

An underwater gold rush may be on the horizon — or rather, a rush to mine the seafloor for manganese, nickel, cobalt and other minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and more. Meanwhile, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After President Donald Trump loosened regulations for mining the ocean floor, companies are preparing to take part in what could ...

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