More People Are Visiting Antarctica. A Recent Expedition Shows the Magnitude of the Problem
Nature and EnvironmentResearchers have revealed images of a problem that had gone unnoticed: the effect of anchors on Antarctic waters.
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Ocean Surface Temperature Is Rising Faster Than Ever: It’s More Than Four Times Warmer Than It Was in the 1980s
Nature and EnvironmentAccording to a new study, the oceans aren’t only warming but doing so at a much faster rate than before.
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While Humanity Dreams of Colonizing Space, Researchers Propose a New Idea: Living on the Seafloor
Business and EconomicsThe bottom of the sea can often be inhospitable and hostile. Some wish to make it more habitable.
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A Strange Sound Was Detected Beneath the Waters of Antarctica in 1960. The Mystery Still Hasn’t Been Solved and It’s Happening More Often
Nature and EnvironmentThe sound, described as resembling a quack, continues to be an unfathomable enigma.
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Scientists Already Knew Cephalopods Were Intelligent. Now, a Cuttlefish Has Successfully Passed a Test Designed for Children
Nature and EnvironmentThere's a reward for those who can wait. Cuttlefish know it well.
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Yellow Brick Roads Don’t Just Exist in Movies. There’s a Real Yellow Brick Road Under the Sea
Nature and EnvironmentThe “yellow brick road” that led Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz wasn’t over the rainbow but under the sea.
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An Autonomous Submarine Disappeared in Antarctic Waters. Now We Know What It Saw Before It Sank
Nature and EnvironmentA few months ago, the University of Gothenburg in Sweden announced some sad news: It had just lost an uncrewed submarine for which it had paid about $3.7 million.
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Scientists Are Investigating the Source of More Than 5,200 Craters Discovered off the Coast of California. It May Have to Do With Gravitational Forces
Nature and EnvironmentIn 1998, scientists at MBARI discovered mysterious holes off the coast of California during a seafloor survey.
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