In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

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This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...

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Ribeiro said the rock came from the chimney-like opening of a hydrothermal vent that gushes metal-rich fluid, leading to a buildup of minerals around the vent. Deep-sea miners are interested in ...

Deep-sea mining isn’t a new idea ... areas that shouldn’t be considered for exploitation, like active hydrothermal vents. That sparked backlash from researchers—for one thing, the data ...

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