Mining activity could negatively affect the seafloor ecosystem, scientists warn. Rare metals on deep sea and ocean floors miles below the surface produce "dark oxygen," and mining these minerals ...
Magnetite, the most magnetic mineral on Earth, is increasingly being found in seafloor environments that are rich in iron and have high methane flux. But how it forms in such settings—whether by ...
Would a dramatic change in the Earth's magnetic field affect creatures that ... England and where magnetic lineations written into the seafloor intersect those coasts. (These lineations, or ...
In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This meager but steady supply of the vital gas may help support seafloor ecosystems ...
A pair of scientific surveys recently turned up a few surprises on the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles. First, there were the thousands of naval weapons. And then, researchers found the ...
Now, 73 years later, scientists have been back to map the seafloor. A crater is still present; so too the twisted remains of all those vessels. "Bikini was chosen because of its idyllic remoteness ...
That last part Barron mentioned may be an oversimplification, but he says TMC has partnered with a company that’s been laying pipe on the seafloor for 38 years, Allseas. They’ve already ...
For now the goal is to streamline and automate the UXO recovery and disposal process, so that the European seafloor and those around the world may one day be less riddled with UXO and other ...
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But it has also led to a new and unforeseen change at the water’s edge: The seafloor has been pushed upward, literally creating new beach. “That beach is brand new,” said Denny Jaconi ...