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President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...
The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.
Supercritical water also shows promise as an environmentally friendly solvent for industrial processes such as catalysis, and ...
In 1979, a deep-sea mining experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) left a lasting mark on the seabed. Decades later, ...
In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
Researchers caught a close-up video of a flying sea pig (aka, a sea cucumber), and it has what looks like 50 tiny hands.
Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.
It’s no wonder deep-sea creatures are so strange. They survive against the odds in one of the most extreme environments on ...
Kane was struck by the high concentrations of microplastics found in the sediment, especially because Whittard Canyon is so ...
Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...
By: Paulina Barnjak and Dylan Long The affirmative In the age of accelerating climate change, collapsing ecosystems and ...