Tag: Oceans and Seas

Battle Over Deep-Sea Mining Takes on New Urgency as Trial Run Winds Down

“The seafloor plume is hugging the seafloor,” he said.Still, the company’s own…

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There Are Holes on the Ocean Floor. Scientists Don’t Know Why.

Deep in the waters along a volcanic ridge in the bottom of…

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Covid Vaccine and Fisheries Deals Close a ‘Roller Coaster’ W.T.O. Meeting

WASHINGTON — Members of the World Trade Organization announced several agreements on…

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Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?

At the United Nations, two officials had a problem. The little-known agency…

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A Portrait of South Georgia: Abundance, Exploitation, Recovery

Sally Poncet first came to South Georgia in 1977. Back then, she…

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Embracing the Swimming Culture After a Move to Australia

SYDNEY, Australia — The spring sun might have been warm, but the…

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