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On Sept. 14, the Hidden Gem — an industrial drill ship operated by a subsidiary of The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian deep-sea mining corporation — left its port in Manzanillo, Mexico. From there, it headed toward the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a vast abyssal plain in international waters of the Pacific Ocean that stretches over […]

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The study found that noise from one mine alone could travel approximately 500 kilometers with cumulative impacts likely in places with multiple mines.

British Columbia firm looks to unleash a new era of resource extraction, raising questions over how to protect deep-sea ecosystems we know little about.

The small island nation of Nauru, whose state mining company is wholly owned by The Mining Company, triggered a two-year countdown for a little-known international agency to decide how and who gets to mine the deep sea.

The untapped trove of metals on the ocean floor might be the key to a greener future—or an environmental catastrophe.

The Mesa Arts Center has unveiled its 2022-2023 Performing Live season that its program director calls “our biggest season ever.”

Fans of the performing arts can choose from seven “Broadway at Overture” titles―including four Madison premieres―and more than 30 other national and international shows, including three Cabaret performances, four National Geographic Live shows and a new musical experience, “Up Close.”

Mining firms want to scrape the seabed for minerals used in electric car batteries. Scientists worry about conflicts of interest with the gatekeeper to mining permits.