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Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea
The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of the Earth’s last great wildernesses
TL;DR
- The ocean floor is largely unexplored.
- New lifeforms are discovered on deep-sea journeys.
- Underwater mining is gaining momentum.
- There is a risk of destroying one of Earth's last great wildernesses.