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Deep Sea Mining Impacts Still Felt Forty Years On: Study
A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said, adding weight to calls for a moratorium on all deep sea mining activity.
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Scientists Race To Identify Deep-Sea Species Amid Growing Mining Interest
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.
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Animal Life Discovered Underground Near Hydrothermal Vents in the Deep Pacific Seabed
Recent deep-sea explorations have unveiled a remarkable ecosystem thriving beneath the Pacific Ocean's floor. Scientists deployed a remotely operated vehicle to investigate hydrothermal vent sites along the East Pacific Rise, where two tectonic plates diverge. Beneath the seafloor, they discovered cavities harboring giant tubeworms—the largest wo...
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India Advances Deep-Sea Mining With Varaha-3, Collecting Vital Polymetallic Nodules
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully conducted trials with the Varaha-3 seabed mining machine in the Andaman Sea, reaching depths of 1,193 metres. This innovative machine collected polymetallic nodules, rich in crucial metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper, essential for renewable energy and electric vehicle indust...
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Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning, Says Citizens Can Return To Normal Life
Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone caused the government to issue its first-ever megaquake advisory.
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UK Scientists Plan Seabed Explosions To Solve Mystery Of Missing Flight MH370
Researchers believe audio signals captured at a hydroacoustic station off the coast of Australia could be key to locating MH370.
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What Happened To Titanic Sub? Contact Was Lost 1.45 Hours After Launch
A submersible carrying five people to tour the wreck of the Titanic on the Atlantic seabed went missing on Sunday.
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Video: Croatia Destroys Huge Nazi-Era Ship Mine That Was Buried In Seabed
The mine was first discovered in June last year near the port on the Adriatic Sea.
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Gold Worth Rs 10 Crore Seized From Seabed Off Tamil Nadu Coast
The Coast Guard and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have seized nearly 18 kg of gold in the district, with a diving operation helping secure the yellow metal from the seabed.
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50 Metres Of Russian Gas Pipeline Destroyed, Buried Under Seabed: Report
At least 50 metres of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been destroyed or buried under the seafloor, following an explosion assumed to be from sabotage, underwater images published Tuesday showed.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Scientists Discover Undersea Crater Created When Dinosaurs Disappeared
The researchers have named the other crater as Nadir. It is more than 300 metres below the seabed, some 400 km off the coast of Guinea.
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World War I Shipwrecks Are A Seabed Museum In Turkey
Turkey's newest park is an underwater museum of fourteen shipwrecks that lie beneath the waves of the Dardanelles Strait, a glimpse into the fierce battles between Ottoman and Allied forces in World War I.
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Barge P305 Located On Seabed, Navy Continues Search For 20 Missing
Barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury six days ago was located on the seabed on Saturday, the Navy said, while it continued the search for 20 missing personnel from two vessels.
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Divers Hunt For Cockpit Tapes After Indonesia Plane Crash
Divers scoured the seabed near Indonesia's capital Wednesday for the cockpit recordings of a crashed passenger plane, after investigators said it would be days before they could read the flight data recorder that had already been salvaged.
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Deep Sea Mining Impacts Still Felt Forty Years On: Study
A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still not recovered, scientists said, adding weight to calls for a moratorium on all deep sea mining activity.
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Scientists Race To Identify Deep-Sea Species Amid Growing Mining Interest
In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge numbers of strange and rare animals almost entirely unknown to science.
-
Animal Life Discovered Underground Near Hydrothermal Vents in the Deep Pacific Seabed
Recent deep-sea explorations have unveiled a remarkable ecosystem thriving beneath the Pacific Ocean's floor. Scientists deployed a remotely operated vehicle to investigate hydrothermal vent sites along the East Pacific Rise, where two tectonic plates diverge. Beneath the seafloor, they discovered cavities harboring giant tubeworms—the largest wo...
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India Advances Deep-Sea Mining With Varaha-3, Collecting Vital Polymetallic Nodules
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has successfully conducted trials with the Varaha-3 seabed mining machine in the Andaman Sea, reaching depths of 1,193 metres. This innovative machine collected polymetallic nodules, rich in crucial metals such as nickel, cobalt, and copper, essential for renewable energy and electric vehicle indust...
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Japan Lifts Megaquake Warning, Says Citizens Can Return To Normal Life
Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone caused the government to issue its first-ever megaquake advisory.
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UK Scientists Plan Seabed Explosions To Solve Mystery Of Missing Flight MH370
Researchers believe audio signals captured at a hydroacoustic station off the coast of Australia could be key to locating MH370.
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What Happened To Titanic Sub? Contact Was Lost 1.45 Hours After Launch
A submersible carrying five people to tour the wreck of the Titanic on the Atlantic seabed went missing on Sunday.
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Video: Croatia Destroys Huge Nazi-Era Ship Mine That Was Buried In Seabed
The mine was first discovered in June last year near the port on the Adriatic Sea.
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Gold Worth Rs 10 Crore Seized From Seabed Off Tamil Nadu Coast
The Coast Guard and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have seized nearly 18 kg of gold in the district, with a diving operation helping secure the yellow metal from the seabed.
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50 Metres Of Russian Gas Pipeline Destroyed, Buried Under Seabed: Report
At least 50 metres of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been destroyed or buried under the seafloor, following an explosion assumed to be from sabotage, underwater images published Tuesday showed.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Scientists Discover Undersea Crater Created When Dinosaurs Disappeared
The researchers have named the other crater as Nadir. It is more than 300 metres below the seabed, some 400 km off the coast of Guinea.
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World War I Shipwrecks Are A Seabed Museum In Turkey
Turkey's newest park is an underwater museum of fourteen shipwrecks that lie beneath the waves of the Dardanelles Strait, a glimpse into the fierce battles between Ottoman and Allied forces in World War I.
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Barge P305 Located On Seabed, Navy Continues Search For 20 Missing
Barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury six days ago was located on the seabed on Saturday, the Navy said, while it continued the search for 20 missing personnel from two vessels.
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Divers Hunt For Cockpit Tapes After Indonesia Plane Crash
Divers scoured the seabed near Indonesia's capital Wednesday for the cockpit recordings of a crashed passenger plane, after investigators said it would be days before they could read the flight data recorder that had already been salvaged.
