This trillion dollar sunken treasure is a big problem
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May 15, 2025 12:00
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An overview of biodiversity in the CCZ
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00534-1
That deep sea mining study with surprising CIA roots:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08921-3
And some interesting background: https://blogs.noc.ac.uk/jc241-smartex/prologue-smartex
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The deep sea is Earth's final frontier — and in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, scientists are discovering thousands of strange, unnamed species living on the ocean floor everywhere time they drop down a camera. But this alien wilderness is under threat. As Johnny Harris explains in his video on deep-sea mining geopolitics, there's a global race to extract metals from this fragile ecosystem. In this episode, we dive into the cutting-edge science behind exploring the abyss — from ROVs and eDNA — and ask: what happens when industry collides with a world we barely understand?
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