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The bold plan to save a vital ocean current with giant parachutes

Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation moving – but some experts are sceptical

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Sea spiders 'farm' methane-eating bacteria on their bodies

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Environment

There may be a surprising upside to losing coral reefs as oceans warm

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Hurricanes aren't cooling off future storms as much as they once did

Environment

Hurricanes aren't cooling off future storms as much as they once did

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Alicella gigantea, the world's largest amphipod

Life

Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor

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US East Coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows

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US East Coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows

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Chemistry

New way to pull uranium from water can help China's nuclear power push

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Tara Polar Station

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How Tara Polar Station will push the limits of Arctic research

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Sir David Attenborough looks out to sea in Southern England. From National Geographic and Silverback and in association with All3Media International, documentary special OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH highlights the vital, achievable actions the world can take to restore the ocean and stabilize the climate, debuting in 2025. (Photo by Conor McDonnell)

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·ï»Ë²ÊƱ recommends Ocean with David Attenborough

Culture

Environment

Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon

A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, which could harm marine ecosystems and affect carbon storage in the deep sea

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Environment

Drones and sensors could help predict ocean current shutdown

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Earth

Inside the hunt for unknown minerals in super-deep diamonds

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Environment

Washed-up clothing mimics seaweed in stunning cyanotypes

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Life

We may have discovered how dark oxygen is being made in the deep sea

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