Many of the minerals involved in proposed deep sea mining operations are located on black, potato-shaped nodules that lie on ...

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A new study reveals that less than 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually recorded, exposing major gaps in ocean ...

We know next to nothing about Earth’s seafloors. According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only ...

A new review of ocean data suggests that more than 99.999 percent of the global deep seafloor has never been seen by humans.

In that sense, there’s probably more we “understand” about the ocean floor—particularly regarding its role in ... Orbiter and ...

And in one sequence the camera follows a bottom trawl – where nets are dragged with a metal beam across the seabed to catch fish – as it travels over the ocean floor, destroying the habitat ...

And in one sequence the camera follows a bottom trawl – where nets are dragged with a metal beam across the seabed to catch fish – as it travels over the ocean floor, destroying the habitat, stirring ...

As the iron chains travel across the ocean floor they can be seen bulldozing through the habitat, stirring up silt which releases carbon and scooping up species indiscriminately. The footage is ...

We have explored towering mountain ranges, mapped deserts, and even sent robots to map volcanoes — but when it comes to the deep ocean, we’re still in the dark. A new study has revealed just how ...

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