Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

Mongabay
Sep 5, 2025, 2:34 pm184 ptsTrendingTop
ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean. Their consortium of more than a dozen nations sank pipes through the seabed muck off Cape Cod this summer to see…

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