A 'precautionary pause' is logical way forward for deep-sea mining, say researchers
Pressure on the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and adopt regulations for deep-sea mining is increasing.
Oil Tanker and Container Ship Collide in the North Sea
A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship and raising fears ...
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Researchers discover a menacing new predator hidden in the ocean depths
The ocean is Earth’s last great mystery, a vast, uncharted world teeming with lifeforms we have yet to encounter. And now, scientists have uncovered a new ... Continue Reading → ...
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Deep-Sea Mining Test Caused Distant Sediment Change
Independent researchers from the MiningImpact project and the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources ...
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Copper Mining Is an Environmental Nightmare. This Collaboration Aims to Limit the Harm.
It is the key ingredient of bronze, the alloy that helped create some of the world’s greatest civilizations and took humanity ...
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How a dying anglerfish became a global icon on social media
A humpback anglerfish, usually found deep underwater, was filmed near the surface. The amazed scientists and sparked online ...
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Environment: Albanese sacrifices the marine environment for Tasmanian votes
PM showers salmon farmers with treats. People alive today have produced most of the world’s greenhouse gases. Weekly ...
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‘Icarus of deep’: how dying anglerfish became social media sensation
In February, researchers from conservation organisation Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometres off the coast of Tenerife Island, looking for sharks, when they caught sight of something much ...
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
As can happen when mammoth projects are planned in Indigenous communities, Brazil Potash's plans are sparking fears of ...
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Geo explainer: What is sand mining and why is it so bad for the environment?
Discover more about sand mining, where it occurs, and why the process damages the environments in which it is carried out in ...
How a dying anglerfish became the darling of social media
The creatures are named for their bioluminescent lure (or esca). This modified dorsal fin ray can produce a glow used to fish (or angle) for prey in the dim depths of the sea. The bioluminescence is ...
Rare deep-sea anglerfish filmed in daylight, has now sparked feminist icon debate
One person described the fish as her “feminist Roman Empire”, in the sense of an inspirational obsession that filled the same ...