Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
A planned mining method to gather critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes higher up in the water column where many creatures live.
Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Oceanography, University of Hawaii •
conversation
yesterday • ~10 min
yesterday • ~10 min
Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
Students explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality and learn about the ethical dimensions of nuclear technology in a University of Michigan course.
Katie Snyder, Lecturer III in Technical Communication, College of Engineering, University of Michigan •
conversation
yesterday • ~6 min
yesterday • ~6 min
Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking open evolution’s black box – scientist at work
A decade of fieldwork is revealing how one of biology’s fundamental principles works in real time.
James T. Stroud, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
yesterday • ~11 min
yesterday • ~11 min
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