Editorialalestinian artisans stamp gold at a workshop affiliated with the Ministry of National Economy in Gaza City, Gaza city, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 19 Aug 2023
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialPolymetallic nodules collected by the Metals Company from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, displayed in a ship in San Diego, Calif., on June 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa /The New York Times)
EditorialDavid Aujero, who had his catalytic converter stolen from his car, at home in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, Feb. 15, 2022. (Sasha Maslov/The New York Times)
EditorialAndrew Forrest, the chief executive of Fortescue Metals Group, in Solomon, Western Australia, Aug. 21, 2021. (David Dare Parker/The New York Times)