New Species of Sponges Found on the Pacific Seafloor
The tiny creatures live on rock nodules containing metals like iron, cobalt and copper that are targeted for deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Oceans and Seas
Topics: Clarion-Clipperton, mining, deep-sea, targeted, copper, cobalt, metals, containing, nodules, creatures, Seafloor, Pacific, Found, Sponges, Species
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/science/sponges-species-pacific-ocean.html?partner=rss&emc=rss