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A bird in branches during a forest fire in Santiago, Chile

Environment

The world just experienced the hottest February on record

February was the ninth month in a row to set a global heat record, with global average temperatures 1.77°C above the pre-industrial average for the month

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Adult female Calanus with food in the gut

Environment

Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

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Life

Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pacific heats up

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Life

Underwater photo competition showcases stunning images of marine life

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Pitcairn Islands

Environment

What a trip to far-flung islands taught me about protecting our oceans

Comment

The second of four seamounts recently discovered by the team on Schmidt Ocean Institute

Earth

Enormous underwater mountains discovered off west coast of Americas

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Environment

Marine animals may eat more plastic if it is biodegradable

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Environment

Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO2 emissions

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Life

Four new octopus species discovered by deep-sea submersible

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Two boats from the Ocean Cleanup project collect plastic and garbage from the ocean

Environment

Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort?

Efforts are underway to tidy up the ocean's biggest plastic hotspot. But this cleanup operation could be damaging a unique ecosystem and doing little to stop the overwhelming plastic problem

Features

Life

Some corals change sex each year so they can find mates

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Technology

Robot with sense of touch grabs ocean trash without harming sea life

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Technology

Most large fishing boats go untracked as ‘dark vessels’

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Life

Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

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