Opinion
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Despite growing interest in deep-sea mining, much of the deep ocean, particularly the midwater zone, remains poorly understood. A 2023 study in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone found that 88% to 92% of ...
Core samples from Greenland's seabed provide first historical overview of plastic pollution
By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...
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Harvest Prep Academy Students Showcase Ocean-Cleaning Robots to ASU Scientists
On Thursday, students presented their innovative underwater robots to environmental scientists from Arizona State University.
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Greenland Seabed Yields First Plastic Pollution History
By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...
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Study Finds Deepest Point of Mediterranean in Greece’s Ionian Sea Is Full of Litter
The first ever assessment of litter in Mediterranean's deepest place located in Greece's eastern Ionian Sea has detected huge ...
Giant 300-year-old creature measuring 34 metres long found at bottom of ocean
The huge creature, which 'can be seen from space', was discovered entirely by accident by divers exploring a wreck ...
Chicago’s pollution could be keeping river monsters at bay
Yet mysteriously, something has been holding them at bay for almost a decade. Unfortunately, science increasingly suggests that thing might be urban water pollution. What’s a conservation manager to ...
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Human trash has found its way to the deepest parts of Earth's seas and oceans
Debris produced by human activity has now been spotted at a depth of 5,112 meters (3.2 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea.
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A 75-year-old ship will be sunk off Florida’s coast to make the world’s largest artificial reef
Rising levels of ocean pollution are similarly threatening the ... s old Brightliner subway cars were retired to the ocean floor but quickly disintegrated when spot-welding caused their steel ...