Ninety percent of seafloor animals found are new to science, including shrimplike arthropods, worms and sponges
A remote area of the Pacific Ocean seafloor contains mineral-laden nodules that could power electric-vehicle batteries, wind turbines and consumer electronics. However, researchers recently discovered that 90% of the marine creatures living near the potato-size nodules are new species, challenging the idea that the vast mining area is an ecological wasteland.
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