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In 1979, a Deep-Sea Mining Test Scarred the Deep Pacific Seafloor—44 Years Later, Signs of Damage Refuse to Disappear

In March 1979, a 9-meter-wide prototype mining machine rolled across the Clarion–Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the eastern Pacific Ocean—an area now central to the global push for deep-sea mining. Its ...
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Mining the deep could mute the songs of sperm whales

Exploration for deep-sea minerals in the Clarion Clipperton Zone threatens to disrupt an unexpectedly rich ecosystem of whales and dolphins. New studies have detected endangered species in the area ...
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Deep-sea ‘dark oxygen’ discovery reshapes ocean science and mining debate

Scientists have discovered that polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone produce oxygen in total darkness, challenging long-held theories about life’s origins and complicating deep-sea ...