by Admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Conservation
In the spring of 2016, scientists identified what is most likely a previously undiscovered species of octopod, nicknamed Casper for its colorless appearance. These octopods live on the ocean floor about 2.5 miles below the surface. They also live pretty long by...
by Admin | Aug 10, 2016 | Business, Environmental hazards
Thanks to some quirks of geology, there are large nodules of metallic minerals under the sea floor in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Deep-sea mining operations are planning to target these nodules in order to seek out potential sources of copper, nickel, cobalt,...