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Ice crack in Larsen C

Earth

Accelerating Antarctic crack will hasten calving of huge iceberg

Kink turns 200-kilometre fissure towards the sea and will seal fate of a future iceberg that is one quarter the area of Wales, possibly within weeks

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Giant bumphead parrotfish begin mating in their hundreds

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Giant bumphead parrotfish begin mating in their hundreds

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naturally occurring phytoplankton bloom

Earth

Geoengineering fears make scrutiny of ocean seeding test vital

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Underwater drones use sound to send snaps of the ocean floor

Technology

Underwater drones use sound to send snaps of the ocean floor

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The Celtic Explorer research vessel sailing through the ocean

Earth

Take a 360-degree virtual tour of a scientific research vessel

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There's less plastic in the oceans than there should be

Earth

Newly-evolved microbes may be breaking down ocean plastics

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Narwhal

Earth

Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater

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Damselfish on coral

Life

Fish boost photosynthesis by wafting water around corals

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Corals that grow faster in warm water could beat climate change

Life

Corals that grow faster in warm water could beat climate change

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Pregnant rays tangled in trawler nets have small, sickly babies

Life

Pregnant rays tangled in trawler nets have small, sickly babies

Rays, and possibly sharks, could suffer reproductive loss from being dragged around by fishing nets before being released

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Earth

Remote Pacific island found buried under tonnes of plastic waste

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Life

Tiny invasive sea creatures hitch a ride in rabbitfish guts

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Life

Hear the roar of the lionfish recorded for the first time

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Snowball Earth melting led to freshwater ocean 2 kilometres deep

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