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A field of polymetallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean. Image courtesy of Philweb via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). “We have amassed an unprecedented wealth of environmental impact data ...

As companies eye the best patches of ocean to search for the precious sulphides and nodules, dubbed “truffles of the ocean,” the waters near the Saya de Malha Bank have emerged as an ...

As an adult, you may have thought acne was a thing of the past, associating it with puberty and adolescence. However, adult acne is very real and often occurs as a result of hormone changes. Depending ...

Situated 5,000 meters below the ocean surface, this deep seabed region holds rich reserves of polymetallic nodules – potato-sized mineral lumps containing metals like cobalt, nickel, and manganese, ...

"They need to rebuild. They need metals to do that." Those nodules have tempted would-be miners for decades. Mining firms claim the deep seabed could provide a major new source of minerals ...

“Forty-four years later, the mining tracks themselves look very similar to when they were first made, with an 8-metre-wide strip of seabed cleared of nodules and two large furrows in the seafloor ...

(Courtesy: Solomon Kahoʻohalahala) Mining for polymetallic nodules will require lowering massive tractors the size of houses more than two miles down to the seafloor where the vast majority of ...