Deep-sea mining uncovers thousands of new species, but at what cost?
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A remote area of the Pacific Ocean seafloor, which contains mineral-laden nodules that could power electric-vehicle batteries, wind turbines, and consumer electronics, has been found to contain 90% new species of marine creatures living near the potato-size nodules, challenging the idea that the vast mining area is an ecological wasteland.
- Thousands of New Species Discovered in Ocean Area Targeted by Deep-Sea Miners The Wall Street Journal
- More than 5,000 new species discovered in Pacific deep-sea mining hotspot The Guardian
- Scientists detected 5000 sea creatures nobody knew existed. It's a warning. The Washington Post
- Researchers Detect 5000 Species Threatened by Deep Sea Mining Bloomberg
- Meet the 'gummy squirrel' and thousands of other newly discovered deep-sea species – in pictures The Guardian
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