Study measuring impacts of deep-sea mining machine finds abundance of animals at the site decreased by 37%

A new report reveals the results of a study exploring biodiversity in a region targeted for seabed mining—capturing baseline ...
PBS

Deep-sea mining raises concerns over impact on environment

Papua New Guinea locals concerned over deep-sea mining's impact on culture and environment The companies that create technology used on a daily basis often run into traditional cultures and the ...
EurekAlert!

Deep sea mining for rare metals impacts marine life for decades, scientists say

Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows. A study published in the journal Nature found that the site of a ...
Science Daily

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone

Zooplankton's exposure to junk food sediment has the potential to disrupt the entire food web." Measuring the Nutritional Impact of Deep-Sea Mining The research, titled "Deep-sea mining discharge can ...
Mongabay

Study: A third of Africa’s great apes at risk from mining of transition metals

Rising demand for the metals needed to power the global renewable energy transition potentially threatens more than a third of Africa’s great apes. Nearly 180,000 gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos ...