Ribeiro has been studying abyssal life ranging from quill worms to cold-water corals and Arctic sponges, as deputy director of the University of Bergen’s Centre for Deep-Sea Research and a ...

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Endemic species of long, segmented bristle worms and tiny crustaceans graze ... it planned to open its waters for exploratory deep-sea mining, the first nation to do so. If all went to plan ...

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change ...

Deep sea mining adapts technology from the offshore oil and gas industry, an existing American competitive advantage. Additional innovations like remote operated vehicles mean these minerals can ...

Nations are currently negotiating a “road map” that would govern any potential deep-sea mining in international waters. If the U.S. were to move forward with plans to support mining in the ...

The company that has pushed to open up the deep sea for mining is cozying up to the Trump administration after years of hitting roadblocks in international negotiations. The island nation of Nauru ...

The other 99% hides elsewhere in the ocean and may be found in the deep sea, mixed in with seafloor sediment. These particles are often in the form of microplastics: fragments of plastic goods ...

resembling a small fish or worm. The frogfish can change its coloration to match its environment, enhancing its camouflage. When prey approaches, the frogfish’s mouth opens rapidly, creating a vacuum ...

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Dive into the uncharted waters of Maraxsis, a world where the sea covers everything. Utilize submarines to explore, craft advanced fluids inside the hydro plant, build pressure domes, and master the ...

Most of what’s known about the deep-sea painted swellshark, was learned when researchers found specimens in the fish markets of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia back in the early 2000s. However ...