biodiversity
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90% of Species in an Area Slated for Deep-Sea Mining Might Be Unknown to Science
Deep beneath the sparkling surface of the Pacific Ocean, in the vast expanse between Mexico and Hawaii, lies an area known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). At the floor of this marine region, between 12,000 and 5,486.40 m below sea level, is a wide and mucky abyssal plain dotted by seamounts, that covers about 1.7…
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Countries Reach Sweeping Deal to Protect Nature
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The CSIRO Is Building Out a DNA Library of Every Australian Animal and Plant
Australia’s national science body, the CSIRO, is building out a DNA library for every known Australian animal and plant species.
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The Next ‘Great Dying’ Is Coming for Your Seafood
Enjoy the teeming oceans… for now.