Science journalist interested in the messy intersections of science, climate, health and policy. Ex @gridnews, @sciencenews | MN-expat | Runner | He/him.
Jul 22, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Deep sea mining is quickly moving from fantasy to imminent reality.
Read about the first animal (A SNAIL WITH AN IRON SHELL!) to be listed as endangered due to threat of mining in my latest for @NatureNews nature.com/articles/d4158…
(Cool snail facts 👇 in thread)
@NatureNews The Scaly-foot snail (nicknamed the sea pangolin) is found on only 3 hydro thermal vents in the world. It's sustained by entirely chemo-synthetic bacteria housed within a special compartment in its esophagus.