As demand soars for critical minerals for electronics and renewable energies, experts have debated the risks and benefits of extracting these materials from the ocean floor. But an extensive new study ...
A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone Graphic showing the three different types of seabed zones being explored for potential mining. A 'mount-building' ...
A carnivorous sponge near the nodule-strewn seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone - Copyright National Oceanography Centre / Smartex project (NERC)/AFP/File Handout A ...