The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet. For
centuries, myth-makers and storytellers have concocted imaginary
monsters of the deep, and now scientists are looking there to find
bizarre, unknown species, chemicals to make new medicines, and to
gain a greater understanding of how this world of ours works. With
an average depth of 12,000 feet and chasms that plunge much deeper,
it forms a frontier for new discoveries. The Brilliant Abyss tells
the story of our relationship with the deep sea - how we imagine,
explore and exploit it. It captures the golden age of discovery we
are currently in and looks back at the history of how we got here,
while also looking forward to the unfolding new environmental
disasters that are taking place miles beneath the waves, far beyond
the public gaze. Throughout history, there have been two distinct
groups of deep-sea explorers. Both have sought knowledge but with
different and often conflicting ambitions in mind. Some people want
to quench their curiosity; many more have been lured by the
possibilities of commerce and profit. The tension between these two
opposing sides is the theme that runs throughout the book, while
readers are taken on a chronological journey through humanity's
developing relationship with the deep sea. The Brilliant Abyss ends
by looking forwards to humanity's advancing impacts on the deep,
including mining and pollution and what we can do about them.
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