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Scientists Uncover 100,000 Submerged Mountains Beneath the Ocean Floor in Breakthrough Map
In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...
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Scientists Create One of the Most Detailed Maps of the Ocean Floor, Find Close to 100,000 Submerged Mountains
This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic ...
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The potential impacts of mining rare minerals from the ocean floor
Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...
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As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts
In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
A Miner Goes Bust, Another Goes Solo as Progress on U.N. Seabed Rules Stalls
The International Seabed Authority isn’t close to setting rules on harvesting minerals more than a decade after talks on how ...
How Trump Could Boost Deep-Sea Mining
Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.
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The potential impacts of mining the ocean floor
Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric cars and other electronics. But mining for them in the deep sea is a ...