A study in the South China Sea found that a deep-sea mining trial significantly disrupted the microbial ecosystem, altering nutrient cycling and energy flow. 🌊
A Deep-Sea Mining Trial Rapidly Threw The Seafloor Ecosystem Off Kilter
The deep sea may seem very far away, but it's more connected to our world than you might think.
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October 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM
A study in the South China Sea found that a deep-sea mining trial significantly disrupted the microbial ecosystem, altering nutrient cycling and energy flow. 🌊
HOT TAKE: I propose President von der Leyen, Prime Minister Carney, and President Zelensky meet next month to negotiate an end to the
– US war on Iran
– US trade war on Canada
– US sanctions war on Cuba
– China-Taiwan cold war,
– South China Sea territorial war, and
– Russia hybrid-war on Europe.
– US war on Iran
– US trade war on Canada
– US sanctions war on Cuba
– China-Taiwan cold war,
– South China Sea territorial war, and
– Russia hybrid-war on Europe.
BREAKING WSJ:
Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, Trump, and Xi Jinping meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow.
Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, Trump, and Xi Jinping meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow.
Exclusive | Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Decide Ukraine’s Fate
The Russian leader is trying to capitalize on warming ties with the president to unlock a favorable resolution to the war with Kyiv.
www.wsj.com
October 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM
HOT TAKE: I propose President von der Leyen, Prime Minister Carney, and President Zelensky meet next month to negotiate an end to the
– US war on Iran
– US trade war on Canada
– US sanctions war on Cuba
– China-Taiwan cold war,
– South China Sea territorial war, and
– Russia hybrid-war on Europe.
– US war on Iran
– US trade war on Canada
– US sanctions war on Cuba
– China-Taiwan cold war,
– South China Sea territorial war, and
– Russia hybrid-war on Europe.
The orbital equivalent of Chinese fighters buzzing US surveillance planes over the South China Sea?
October 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The orbital equivalent of Chinese fighters buzzing US surveillance planes over the South China Sea?
UPDATED: Chinese Carrier Strike Group Heads to South China Sea After Philippine Sea Drills — USNI News
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UPDATED: Chinese Carrier Strike Group Heads to South China Sea After Philippine Sea Drills - USNI News
The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group conducted drills in the Philippine Sea on Wednesday before sailing towards the South China Sea on Thursday, according to Japan’s Joint S...
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October 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
UPDATED: Chinese Carrier Strike Group Heads to South China Sea After Philippine Sea Drills — USNI News
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South China Sea mining test altered seabed microbial processes | UA.NEWS share.google/3jCmFvdDK4K9...
South China Sea mining test altered seabed microbial processes
A South China Sea mining trial at a depth of about 1,300 meters altered microbial processes and nutrient distribution near the seabed, researchers found.
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October 20, 2026 at 3:28 AM
South China Sea mining test altered seabed microbial processes | UA.NEWS share.google/3jCmFvdDK4K9...
UPDATE: Japan scrambled fighter jets after China's Liaoning conducted 10 aircraft takeoffs and landings 155 miles south of Ishigaki Island yesterday. Japan's military says the carrier group subsequently entered the Luzon Strait, heading toward the South China Sea.
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October 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
UPDATE: Japan scrambled fighter jets after China's Liaoning conducted 10 aircraft takeoffs and landings 155 miles south of Ishigaki Island yesterday. Japan's military says the carrier group subsequently entered the Luzon Strait, heading toward the South China Sea.
PLAN Liaoning- carrier group appears to head for the SCS. Both other PLAN carriers, Shandong and Fujian, are of course based at Sanya. Shandong is presently undergoing a significant maintenance period, while Fujian as of 13/10/26 remained at berth.
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UPDATED: Chinese Carrier Strike Group Heads to South China Sea After Philippine Sea Drills - USNI News
The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group conducted drills in the Philippine Sea on Wednesday before sailing towards the South China Sea on Thursday, according to Japan’s Joint S...
news.usni.org
October 16, 2026 at 12:59 AM
PLAN Liaoning- carrier group appears to head for the SCS. Both other PLAN carriers, Shandong and Fujian, are of course based at Sanya. Shandong is presently undergoing a significant maintenance period, while Fujian as of 13/10/26 remained at berth.
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There is just the South China Sea, sorry feds. The US will never stick up for its "allies". Pandering is useless.
October 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
There is just the South China Sea, sorry feds. The US will never stick up for its "allies". Pandering is useless.
„The South China Sea, in the longer term, may become part of a broader debate over who maps, governs, regulates, and eventually exploits the seabed resources that underpin future industrial and military power“ thediplomat.com/2026/10/chin...
China’s Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea
The rise of seabed mining will add new complexity to the South China Sea disputes.
thediplomat.com
October 16, 2026 at 5:25 AM
„The South China Sea, in the longer term, may become part of a broader debate over who maps, governs, regulates, and eventually exploits the seabed resources that underpin future industrial and military power“ thediplomat.com/2026/10/chin...
World temperature anomalies 17.10.2026
Not much heat around
South #Greenland SUPERSTAR
West 🇨🇦 + Alaska
West Russia + Caspian Sea area
South Africa
SW Australia
Deep 🥶🥶
East 🇺🇸 + E 🇨🇦
North #Greenland
Mexico
Argentina + Paraguay area
West #China + #Mongolia
#ClimateCrisis
Not much heat around
South #Greenland SUPERSTAR
West 🇨🇦 + Alaska
West Russia + Caspian Sea area
South Africa
SW Australia
Deep 🥶🥶
East 🇺🇸 + E 🇨🇦
North #Greenland
Mexico
Argentina + Paraguay area
West #China + #Mongolia
#ClimateCrisis
October 17, 2026 at 6:17 AM
World temperature anomalies 17.10.2026
Not much heat around
South #Greenland SUPERSTAR
West 🇨🇦 + Alaska
West Russia + Caspian Sea area
South Africa
SW Australia
Deep 🥶🥶
East 🇺🇸 + E 🇨🇦
North #Greenland
Mexico
Argentina + Paraguay area
West #China + #Mongolia
#ClimateCrisis
Not much heat around
South #Greenland SUPERSTAR
West 🇨🇦 + Alaska
West Russia + Caspian Sea area
South Africa
SW Australia
Deep 🥶🥶
East 🇺🇸 + E 🇨🇦
North #Greenland
Mexico
Argentina + Paraguay area
West #China + #Mongolia
#ClimateCrisis
"results reflected the detrimental impact of human-induced disturbances on deep-sea ecosystems, even with short time period" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Deep-sea mining disturbing the differentiation of structures and functions of benthic microbial communities in the South China Sea
Deep-sea mining has the potential to significantly impact the structure and biogeochemical function of benthic microbial communities, however, its sho…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"results reflected the detrimental impact of human-induced disturbances on deep-sea ecosystems, even with short time period" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Deep-sea mining disturbing the differentiation of structures and functions of benthic microbial communities in the South China Sea
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050641726000443
A deep-sea mining trial rapidly threw the seafloor ecosystem off kilter
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050641726000443
A deep-sea mining trial rapidly threw the seafloor ecosystem off kilter
October 18, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Deep-sea mining disturbing the differentiation of structures and functions of benthic microbial communities in the South China Sea
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050641726000443
A deep-sea mining trial rapidly threw the seafloor ecosystem off kilter
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050641726000443
A deep-sea mining trial rapidly threw the seafloor ecosystem off kilter
New online: Chubb et al analyse Chinese public opinion about the South China Sea dispute and what role this plays in policy decisions of Vietnam, the Philippines, and the U.S. Part of an upcoming special section. ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #OpenAccess
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#AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #OpenAccess
October 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
New online: Chubb et al analyse Chinese public opinion about the South China Sea dispute and what role this plays in policy decisions of Vietnam, the Philippines, and the U.S. Part of an upcoming special section. ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #OpenAccess
The species lives on elsewhere in the South China Sea, such as Cambodia and Taiwan. In h
Hong Kong they are functionally extinct.
Hong Kong they are functionally extinct.
October 17, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The species lives on elsewhere in the South China Sea, such as Cambodia and Taiwan. In h
Hong Kong they are functionally extinct.
Hong Kong they are functionally extinct.
7-day forecast 23.10.2026
We have arrived ...+2c on a 🌎 scale for temperatures next week
Central 🇺🇸 SUPERSTAR
Most of Canada 🇨🇦
N #Africa
South Africa
Scandinavia, East of Europe and Black Sea area
#MiddleEast, N India
NW China
Deep 🥶🥶
#Greenland
Mongolia area
Argentina
#ClimateCrisis
We have arrived ...+2c on a 🌎 scale for temperatures next week
Central 🇺🇸 SUPERSTAR
Most of Canada 🇨🇦
N #Africa
South Africa
Scandinavia, East of Europe and Black Sea area
#MiddleEast, N India
NW China
Deep 🥶🥶
#Greenland
Mongolia area
Argentina
#ClimateCrisis
October 16, 2026 at 8:49 AM
7-day forecast 23.10.2026
We have arrived ...+2c on a 🌎 scale for temperatures next week
Central 🇺🇸 SUPERSTAR
Most of Canada 🇨🇦
N #Africa
South Africa
Scandinavia, East of Europe and Black Sea area
#MiddleEast, N India
NW China
Deep 🥶🥶
#Greenland
Mongolia area
Argentina
#ClimateCrisis
We have arrived ...+2c on a 🌎 scale for temperatures next week
Central 🇺🇸 SUPERSTAR
Most of Canada 🇨🇦
N #Africa
South Africa
Scandinavia, East of Europe and Black Sea area
#MiddleEast, N India
NW China
Deep 🥶🥶
#Greenland
Mongolia area
Argentina
#ClimateCrisis
" #China ’s Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea" - #SCS #REE #REM www.realcleardefense.com/china/links/...
China’s Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea - RealClearDefense
The rise of seabed mining will add new complexity to the South China Sea disputes....
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October 18, 2026 at 5:23 AM
" #China ’s Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea" - #SCS #REE #REM www.realcleardefense.com/china/links/...
The indo pacific humpback dolphin is a species of dolphin native to the South China Sea. The species are famous in Lantau due to the dolphins watching tours off Tai O. The 3rd runway expansion and the bridge have significantly reduced the native population to around 3 living in Lantau waters.
October 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The indo pacific humpback dolphin is a species of dolphin native to the South China Sea. The species are famous in Lantau due to the dolphins watching tours off Tai O. The 3rd runway expansion and the bridge have significantly reduced the native population to around 3 living in Lantau waters.
The Philippine military is reportedly looking to acquire 25,000 used M4 rifles from the United States for its reservists as the country continues to strengthen its defenses amid territorial tensions with China.
From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson:
From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson:
US-made M4 rifles could replace older weapons in Philippine reserve units
Philippine military wants to acquire 25,000 used M4 rifles from U.S. for reservists to boost defense capabilities amid rising South China Sea tensions.
www.stripes.com
October 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The Philippine military is reportedly looking to acquire 25,000 used M4 rifles from the United States for its reservists as the country continues to strengthen its defenses amid territorial tensions with China.
From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson:
From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson:
they should also change the "Persian Gulf" to "Iranian Gulf" to respect Iran's correct name.
we should also change "South China Sea" to "Western American Island Sea" just to piss everyone off enough they might stop fighting over it and unite against their true enemy - the United States of Virginia.
we should also change "South China Sea" to "Western American Island Sea" just to piss everyone off enough they might stop fighting over it and unite against their true enemy - the United States of Virginia.
October 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
they should also change the "Persian Gulf" to "Iranian Gulf" to respect Iran's correct name.
we should also change "South China Sea" to "Western American Island Sea" just to piss everyone off enough they might stop fighting over it and unite against their true enemy - the United States of Virginia.
we should also change "South China Sea" to "Western American Island Sea" just to piss everyone off enough they might stop fighting over it and unite against their true enemy - the United States of Virginia.
China's Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea
China's Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea
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October 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
China's Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea
#ambassador #Beijing #China #conflict #Manila #Philippines #protest #South China Sea #war
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→ zum Artikel
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October 20, 2026 at 12:42 AM
中菲南海关系为什么变得紧张
Why Have China-Philippines Relations in the South China Sea Become Tense?
Why Have China-Philippines Relations in the South China Sea Become Tense?
中菲南海关系为什么变得紧张
Why Have China-Philippines Relations in the South China Sea Become Tense?
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October 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
中菲南海关系为什么变得紧张
Why Have China-Philippines Relations in the South China Sea Become Tense?
Why Have China-Philippines Relations in the South China Sea Become Tense?
Ukraine
And Taiwan
And Kalingrad
And the South China Sea
….
And Taiwan
And Kalingrad
And the South China Sea
….
October 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Ukraine
And Taiwan
And Kalingrad
And the South China Sea
….
And Taiwan
And Kalingrad
And the South China Sea
….
The rise of seabed mining will add new complexity to the South China Sea disputes. buff.ly/sxSyIQ8
China’s Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea
The rise of seabed mining will add new complexity to the South China Sea disputes.
buff.ly
October 18, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The rise of seabed mining will add new complexity to the South China Sea disputes. buff.ly/sxSyIQ8
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www.thehindu.com
October 18, 2026 at 5:08 AM