Future of green energy rests on a continent of polymetallic nodules the size of Australia. It is estimated to be the largest deposit of nickel, manganese and cobalt on the planet.
The mining industry wants to get its hands on it, but it is currently banned in areas outside national jurisdiction. The International Seabed Authority promised to find out first what kind of creatures survive in the depths of the so-called Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), between Hawaii and Mexico.