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Supergiant crustaceans may cover more than half of the deep-sea floor
The enigmatic crustacean Alicella gigantea is the world’s largest amphipod, but like all deep-sea creatures it hasn’t proved ...
Scars from the world's first deep sea mining test 50 years on
Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the ...
Trump Fast-Tracks Deep-Sea Mining, Endangering a Still-Unexplored Ocean World
Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand.
Over 99% of the deep ocean floor remains a mystery, study finds
Explorers know that the Earth’s oceans are vast, covering about 71% of the surface of the globe. According to a new study, ...
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Humans Have Seen Only 0.001 Percent of the World’s Deep Seas, Leaving Most of the Planet a Vast Mystery
Dumbo octopuses, like the Opisthoteuthis agassizii seen here during a 2019 dive, are the deepest-living group of octopuses known. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U ...
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Why Trump is signing an executive action on mining the deep ocean
President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea.
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Gigantic 'mud waves' buried deep beneath the ocean floor reveal dramatic formation of Atlantic when Africa and South America finally split
Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.