Sci & Tech● Low47m ago · Nov 11, 2026, 1:00 PM
There is a world full of microscopic life in the metal-rich manganese nodules that mining companies want to extract from the seabed
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NRC · Netherlands · global
The ocean floor is full of valuable raw materials, in the form of manganese nodules. These potato-shaped stones are also full of life. They are an ecosystem in themselves. “We only know a fraction of the life on the deep seabed.”
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