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Team spots nanoplastics in the ocean for the first time
Engineers have unmasked nanoplastics in oceans for the first time, revealing their true shapes and chemistry. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the oceans each year. The sun’s ultraviolet light...
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Unprovoked shark attacks and fatalities went up a bit in 2023
The number of unprovoked shark attacks increased worldwide and fatalities saw a small uptick in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a new report. The University of Florida’s International...
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Seafood waste isn’t as bad as previously thought
A new study shows seafood food loss and waste in the United States is approximately 22.7%, a drastic decrease from previous estimates of between 43% and 47%. The study, conducted in part by researchers...
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Antarctic sea warming contributes to rising sea levels in North Atlantic
Human-induced environmental changes around Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise in the North Atlantic, a new study finds. The research team analyzed two decades of deep sea oceanographic data...
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New calculations offer a closer peek at Pluto’s ocean
New calculations are bringing an ocean of liquid water deep beneath the icy surface of Pluto into focus, a new study shows. In a paper published in the journal Icarus, Alex Nguyen, a graduate student...
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Tiniest ocean microplastics may have evaded detection
The smallest and most abundant particles of microplastics in ocean waters from the Caribbean to the Arctic are not being detected by net tow surveys, a new study finds. Chemicals within microplastics...
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How burrowing ‘ecosystem engineers’ shape healthy oceans
A new map of the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals across the entire ocean reveals for the first time critical factors that support and maintain the health of marine ecosystems. The...
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Boat strikes are a major driver of whale strandings
Vessel strikes—exacerbated by increased vessel traffic in foraging areas used by juvenile humpback whales—are a major driver of increased whale strandings, a new study shows. The strandings on the east...
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Chemical clue helps explain Early Jurassic mass extinction
Researchers have discovered a clue in Italian limestone that helps explain a mass extinction of marine life millions of years ago. The findings may provide warnings about how oxygen depletion and...
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Rising temps threaten the Great Barrier Reef’s existence
Rising sea temperatures are causing increasing signs of stress and threatening the existence of one of the world’s most diverse and valuable marine ecosystems, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, according...
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Deep sea ‘dark oxygen’ raises questions about alien life
Researchers have discovered that rocks are generating “dark oxygen” in an area being explored for deep-sea mining. Over 12,000 feet below the surface of the sea, in a region of the Pacific Ocean known...
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Plastic junk sounds like tasty food to some whales
To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid seem to be remarkably similar, according to a new study that put some...
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The atmosphere affects ocean weather in surprising ways
New research reveals the surprising ways atmospheric winds influence ocean eddies, shaping the ocean’s weather patterns in more complex ways than previously believed. Much like the windy weather...
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Whale poop may have been a key fertilizer for oceans
Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans, researchers report. The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals...
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How do waves form? New research provides insights
Scientists conducted a first-of-its-kind study into how waves form and increase in windy and hurricane conditions. The research, which reconstructs the two-dimensional profile of pressure and airflow...
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