Deep-sea mining threatens sea life by dumping debris in midwater zone
Beneath the Pacific Ocean southeast of Hawaii, a hidden treasure trove of polymetallic nodules can be found scattered across the seafloor. The nodules are rich in metals which are key ingredients for ...
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Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
Solomon Kahoʻohalahala steadied himself on the double-hulled voyaging canoe called Hōkūleʻa as a 15-foot swell rose and the ...
South Korea installs platform to monitor Chinese presence in disputed sea
South Korea has set up a "reciprocal" platform in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea, known in Seoul as the West Sea, where ...
What does it take to find a shipwreck – and can you keep the treasure?
There was no crash, more a scrape and a shudder – but one that would quickly prove fatal to the ship. The passengers rushed ...
China’s deep-sea cable cutter, centuries-old puzzle, next-gen drones: 7 science highlights
From China’s powerful deep-sea cable cutter to an AI-run fentanyl detector, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent ...
‘Invasion’ barges and deep-sea cable cutters: why new Chinese maritime tech is spooking defense watchers
From a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design for cutting undersea ...
Russia rejects Trump’s new ceasefire unless sanctions lifted
Vladimir Putin refused to implement a new ceasefire deal in the Black Sea unless Donald Trump gets international sanctions on ...
Drilling starts on Romanian Black Sea offshore gas project that challenges Russia
Drilling at Romania's Neptun Deep offshore gas project began in the Black Sea on Sunday, its owners said on Tuesday, putting ...
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about: By dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing ...
The best fish and chips in London, from Masters Superfish to the Fryer’s Delight
Whether you prefer cod or haddock, curry sauce or gravy, mushy peas or a wally, here are the best fish and chip restaurants ...
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A giant iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica—then researchers found life they’d never imagined beneath it
On a January morning in 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke free from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It ...
Orcas seen hunting ‘prickly’ species for the first time, study says. ‘Groundbreaking’
For the first time, a group of killer whales has been documented preying upon a prickly shark, a rare deep-sea dweller, according to a study published on March 20 in the journal Frontiers in Fish ...