Despite the apparent benefits, there are significant legal gaps and technological limitations that must be addressed before this mineral wealth on the seafloor can be brought to market. Aerial view of ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation program said Thursday. Earlier this week ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth metals powering our digital and green future. Starting in January 2026, Japan ...

As Japan gears up to mine its extended continental shelf, serious questions remain about whether international regulators will be ready. The deep seabed contains significant stores of minerals such as ...

Researchers aboard a deep-sea submarine spotted a new species on a volcanic ledge off the coast of Japan. Chen C, Tsuda M, Ishitani Y (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution About 300 miles off the coast ...

Presenting the research findings, Sayedur Rahman Chowdhury of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of ...

A new fishing port slated for completion in June will bring huge commercial vessels into the artisanal fishing community of Shimoni, Kenya. Local fishers fear that once the new port comes online, ...

About 300 miles off the coast of Tokyo, researchers aboard a deep-sea submersible sank below the surface of the water. Equipped with a small porthole and digital camera, the Shinkai 6500 sank to ...