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‘Dark oxygen’ discovered on the seafloor raises stakes for deep-sea mining negotiations
The discovery of “dark oxygen” in the ocean’s abyss is raising the stakes in negotiations over whether to mine the seafloor for battery materials — and how to protect sensitive marine life in the process. Rules for deep-sea mining have been at the heart of …