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Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below the surface.

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

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New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of ...