Ping-pong sponges, ‘black smokers’ and floating somethings: the secrets of the deep sea

乒乓球海绵、“黑烟囱”以及漂浮的某些物体:深海的秘密

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2026-06-26

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The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of Earth’s last great wildernesses By Jacob Mikanowski. Read by Lincoln Conway. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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