Not so long ago, the Arctic—a remote and thinly populated region stretching from Alaska to Siberia—seemed immune to the kind ...

This study presents an enhanced RRT* algorithm for deep-sea mining vehicles, improving path planning and obstacle avoidance ...

Japan wants to reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earths and is looking for a way to extract them domestically.

A maritime search marks Japan’s first attempt to source critical minerals domestically, as part of the next phase of efforts ...

Japan's world-first attempt to extract rare-earth seabed sludge from a depth of six kilometres is officially underway. The ...