On April 24, President Trump signed an executive order promoting deep-sea mining in the US and international waters, touting ...

Critics call for an industry moratorium until more scientific data can be obtained about fragile deep sea ecosystems.

Aboard te Falkor (too) research vessel, a 35-day trek to the South Sandwich Islands led to the discovery of new marine species.

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Heat can make the material grow and expand; cold can make it contract and get brittle; and moisture in the air or from issues with the substrate can cause the product to become unstable.