Rare molluscs that could advance medicine and technology are increasingly at risk as seabed mineral extraction expands.
The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...
By Emma Farge GENEVA, July 9 (Reuters) - Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising ...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) renewed its call for a moratorium on such operations before UN-led ...
The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed deep-sea mining may occur, according to new research published in Current Biology ...
Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining ...
Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...
Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday. The Metals ...
Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...
MORE than half of mollusc species living near underwater hydrothermal vents face extinction risk from deep-sea mining, the ...
Huge tracts of Pacific Ocean seabed are carpeted in polymetallic nodules, bulbous lumps of rock that are rich in metals used in battery production – Copyright AFP ...
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