“For nodule mining, some simple scientific steps would help to resolve the risk of biodiversity loss, which is still mostly ...
A deep-sea worm that lives in hydrothermal vents is the first known animal to create orpiment, a toxic, arsenic-containing mineral that was used by artists for centuries A bright-yellow worm that ...
Long before sunlight sustained life on the surface, Earth's internal heat powered the deep-sea vents where scientists believe ...
There's increasing interest in deep-sea mining, but the impacts that this will have on the animals that live in the depths isn't fully understood. A new review led by our scientists is giving us our ...
The Beebe Vent Field in the Cayman Trough is home to the world’s deepest known hydrothermal vents ...
A new study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual microbial world in the Hatiba Mons hydrothermal vent ...
The rush to mine the deep ocean is no longer a distant possibility. It’s here, thanks to global demand for minerals like cobalt and nickel rising, meaning governments and corporations are eyeing the ...