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Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows ...
Noise pollution from deep-sea mining carries an invisible risk for sea life, warn researchers, urging greater transparency ...
Companies are preparing to move forward with seabed mining, but a method for gathering critical minerals from the seafloor ...
This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya ...
Deep-sea mining could pose a threat to whales, dolphins, and other sea life, according to new research. In light of increased ...
While the Sericosura spiders are the first of their kind caught feeding on methane-fueled microbes, they’re not alone in ...
There is growing alarm over climate and ecological risks of deep-sea mining, even as companies like Impossible Metals ...
Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that ...
The deep-sea environment comprises a wealth of distinct ecosystems, such as hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and subsurface habitats. A multitude of bacteria and archaea live in these distant niches ...
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, ...
Researchers said they named the new species after the Nansei Islands near the Okinawa Trough where it was first discovered and, so far, the only area where it has been found. The Nansei Islands., also ...
Feature - Global efforts to halt deep sea mining are gaining momentum and Papua New Guinea is holding firm despite local ...