Researchers at the University of Hawaii have studied how the marine ecosystem is affected in the Clarion–Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, where mining is currently being tested. The report shows that sediments stirred up by mining disrupt the food chain.
A 'Barbie pig' and a creature that could be 15 000 years old. Scientists recently found several mysterious species - right in the middle of an area targeted for large-scale offshore mining.
