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SCOUT· 59%28m·2025-05-09·Science
SCOUT· 59%28m·2025-05-09·ScienceOcean wonders and the new arguments against deep-sea mining; biophotons emitted from living things; drumming chimps and the origin of religion
The World, the Universe and Us
We dive into the mysterious world of the deep sea, sparked by a recent executive order aiming to ramp up offshore mineral extraction, as well as new research revealing that 99.999 per cent of the seabed remains unexplored. Experts discuss the surprising lack of deep-sea exploration, the ecological wonders already…
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