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Meet the Marine Biologist Working to Protect Our Oceans from Deep-Sea Mining
The minerals that are being targeted form a critical part of the sea floor, and the sea floor is what life attaches to in the ...
Deep-sea issues are surfacing this World Ocean Day | Opinion
As we celebrate World Ocean Day, new research shows the role that the ocean twilight zone plays in keeping the planet healthy ...
Scientists reveal what drove 2023's record-smashing North Atlantic marine heat wave
In a UNSW-led Nature study, researchers say that an off-the-scale marine heat wave in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2023 was ...
Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
Parts of the Atlantic Ocean are again much warmer than normal, priming Europe for more extreme heat this summer.
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Atlantic ocean current system will weaken, but is unlikely to collapse
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC, is a giant system of ocean currents that shuttles warm surface ...
Where is 'Implosion' streaming? How to watch the new doc about Titan submersible
In 2023, a submersible vehicle imploded on a deep sea trip to see the RMS Titanic wreckage. Here's how to watch the new ...
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Saildrone and Meta Complete First Unmanned, Autonomous Deep-Water Route Survey in the North Atlantic
Saildrone, in partnership with Meta, completed a deep-water cable route survey in the N.Atlantic using the Saildrone Surveyor ...
They dumped 200,000 radioactive barrels in the middle of the ocean: 80 years later, France leads the mission to recover them
An international effort aims to assess the environmental impact of nuclear waste dumped in the ocean over half a century ago.
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Giant Waves Reveal How the Atlantic Was Born
Scientists have discovered giant mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean around 250 miles off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, a country in west Africa. Made of mud and sand, these massive ...