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Tonga volcano unleashed underwater flows that reshaped the seafloor

The destruction of telecommunications cables during the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano in 2022 shows that underwater debris currents can travel at 122 kilometres per hour

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Planting seagrass in Sardinia

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Project aims to grow one million seagrass plants in Mediterranean Sea

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The oceans are getting greener because of climate change

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Weird vocal fry trick helps orcas and dolphins hunt prey in the deep

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https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/mineral-laden-water-emerging-hydrothermal-vent Mineral-laden water emerging from a hydrothermal vent on the Niua underwater volcano in the Lau Basin, southwest Pacific Ocean. As the water cools, minerals precipitate to form tower-like ?chimneys.? Image taken during 2016 cruise ?Virtual Vents.?

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The mysterious underwater avalanches reshaping Earth

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CX70YR Icy waters around the coast of Sptsbergen, Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.

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Western Arctic Ocean is acidifying four times faster than other oceans

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Fish in the Ceram Sea off Indonesia

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Extreme global warming could see major ocean life extinction

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This year, we need to start taking our impact on the oceans seriously

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This year, we need to start taking our impact on the oceans seriously

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How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

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How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans

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How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

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How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

From deep-sea mining to industrial-scale fishing, human activities in the oceans are expanding massively in a realm where few rules apply. Only now are we grappling with how to regulate the rush to plunder the seas

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Robotic ships could inspect underwater pipelines without a crew

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Are we on the verge of a global initiative to clean up ocean plastics?

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��˾þ�s want to restore the oceans with artificial whale poo

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The Great Barrier Reef is losing its ability to recover from bleaching

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