Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across the seafloor. The nodules are rich in metals which are key ingredients for ...
Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...
Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.
A 30-meter sediment core from Belize's Great Blue Hole reveals 5,700 years of hurricane history, showing a sharp rise in ...
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...
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Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
Scientists are diving into the deep sea to study one of the universe’s biggest mysteries—quantum gravity. Using KM3NeT, a ...
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...
The artwork, created by Singaporean artist Lakshmi Mohanbabu in collaboration with tech company NuStar and NTU Singapore, has ...
Arête Glacier Initiative has raised $5 million to improve forecasts of sea-level rise and explore the possibility of ...
From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of ...
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