Deep sea mining (DSM) is a relatively new mineral retrieval process that takes place on the ocean floor. Ocean mining sites are usually situated around large areas of polymetallic nodules or active and extinct hydrothermal vents up to 3,700 metres below the ocean’s surface. The vents create sulfide deposits, containing valuable metals such as silver, […]
You know the feeling. You’re in a bar, café, or on the train, gazing at a stranger from afar instantly believing it is love and that you are going to live happily after. It is a re-enactment of The Notebook; you’re the next Lancelot and Guinevere, the next Romeo and Juliet – hopefully without the […]
Visualise masses of coral in striking shades of fluorescent blue, neon pink and radiant emerald stretching out as far as the eye can see. Now visualise these corals turning white, then brown; slowly becoming lifeless and covered in algae. Sadly, this isn’t footage from an upcoming Ridley Scott film. This is real life. Chasing Coral […]
Climate change has many consequences on the environment around us. Desertification, the melting of glaciers and rising sea levels all spring to mind, but what you may not have considered is that climate change is causing an abundance of female turtles. A recent study in the journal Current Biology has found that rising sea temperatures […]