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Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across ...

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Iceberg A-84 broke off from Antarctica and revealed a thriving community of sea creatures underneath. Now, researchers are ...

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Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.