China's growing influence in the Pacific, especially through strategic deals with the Cook Islands, has sparked concern in New Zealand and Australia. Experts warn these moves could shift regional power dynamics, create dependencies, and challenge traditional alliances, as Beijing deepens its
In the scientific journal Nature Communications, a recent study headed by scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel offers the first insights into the stress response of a deep pelagic jellyfish to ocean warming and sediment plumes caused by deep-sea mining.
Researchers have cautioned that seabed mining in the deep ocean might begin soon, but the potential impact on creatures such as whales remains unknown.