A family of humpback whales in the National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Maui, Hawai’i. Cetaceans are highly sensitive to noise. Credit: NOAA Noise pollution from proposed deep-sea mining could ...

Environmentalists warn seabed mining risks destroying habitats and species that are little understood – Copyright AFP/File Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD Rules on deep-sea ...

Planetary Resources has revealed its asteroid mining plans ahead of its press conference later today, detailing a project that will see the company send unmanned probes into space to extract and ...

Rules on deep-sea mining in international waters must be driven by "sound science" and built on consensus, the head of the body charged with regulating the divisive practice said Thursday. Deep-sea ...