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It’s impossible, but it just happened – Red Oxygen discovered at the bottom of the sea
Even though it's impossible, red oxygen was found at the sea's bottom. Is there a new source of oxygen in the deep sea? No ...
My team discovered ‘dark oxygen’ on the seafloor – now we’re trying to understand how it was made
The discovery of dark oxygen clearly has potential implications for the deep-sea mining industry. Deep-sea mining would ...
Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners—and huge numbers ...
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Scientists Race To Identify Deep-Sea Species Amid Growing Mining Interest
The mining industry is pushing regulators to finalise rules that could open the way for extraction in parts of the vast ...
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Kiribati eyes deep-sea mining deal with China
Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of ...
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'Dark Oxygen' Discovery in Ocean Depths Draws Heavy Debate
Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight? Some ...
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Kiribati, China talk deep-sea mining
Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of ...
Another tiny Pacific nation courts China for deep-sea mining riches
With a seabed rich in cobalt, nickel and copper, Kiribati is seeking new partners after a previous deal with a Canadian ...
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Footprints of deep-sea mining
Mining of polymetallic nodules from the seabed might lead to significant and long-lasting ecological changes -- both in the mined area, where surface sediments and the fauna living in and on it are ...
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Race to name creatures of the deep as mining interest grows
The mining industry is pushing regulators to finalise rules that could open the way for extraction in parts of the vast Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), stretching between Hawaii and Mexico.