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Captioned, bilingual videos on the science, the survey work, and the decisions facing American Sāmoa.
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Deep-sea mining: pros and cons for the Pacific
An ABC News explainer weighing the economic case against the environmental risks for Pacific island nations.
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Visualizing deep-sea mining
An animation of how a collector vehicle gathers polymetallic nodules thousands of metres below the surface.
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The truth about deep-sea mining
Real Engineering examines the technology, the metals at stake, and the trade-offs of mining the deep ocean.
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Deep sea mining — PBS News documentary
A full PBS News documentary on the race to mine the seabed and the scientists working to understand it first.