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The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

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An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with the Southern Marine Science and Engineering ...

With the Jan. 12 deadline looming for public input on a federal deep-sea mining proposal, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov.

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Half the planet lies outside any country’s border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...