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The new Suez Canal channel, running parallel to the original canal from 1869
Oceans

Is the new Suez Canal encouraging the spread of invasive species?

May 21, 2016
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The iconic Suez Canal now has a twin channel, likely leading to a vast increase in shipping between Port Said and Suez. However, there are dire warnings about the impact this project has had on marine wildlife in the Mediterranean
Scientists were surprised to find coral in such murky water
Oceans

How can coral survive at the mouth of the Amazon?

Apr 29, 2016
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The surprise discovery of a 600-mile long coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon river has shocked scientists. Studying such a ‘marginal reef’ could reveal secrets of marine life in low-light conditions
Five new limestone stacks found under the water along Victoria's coast have boosted the iconic 'Twelve Apostles'
Oceans

The drowned apostles

Apr 26, 2016
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The Twelve Apostles, a series of great limestone stacks along the coast of Victoria, have long been a cornerstone of Australia’s Great Ocean Road. Last month, five new columns were discovered six kilometres offshore, lying 50 metres underwater
The productive waters surrounding a remote coral reef atoll (Palmyra Atoll) teeming with marine life
Oceans

Solving ‘Darwin’s Paradox’

Apr 09, 2016
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An historic phenomenon explaining why fertile coral reefs form as oases in the oceans has finally been proved correct
Deployment of the Leona Philpot
Oceans

Could our data be heading underwater?

Feb 10, 2016
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An innovative project claims to be able to solve the world’s data centre energy problems – by submerging them beneath the waves
Ocean warming underestimated by half
Oceans

Ocean warming underestimated by half

Feb 02, 2016
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The expanding effect of warmer temperatures on sea water has been greatly underestimated say German scientists
Zooplankton, such as jellyfish, fish eggs or these crustaceans, are small marine animals that spend all or most of their lives as plankton
Oceans

Moonlight migration for Arctic zooplankton

Jan 15, 2016
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Solving the paradox of Arctic darkness, a new study finds that zooplankton migration is being guided by the light of the moon
White out
Oceans

White out

Nov 28, 2015
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Since 2014, a global bleaching event has threatened corals. This season’s El Niño could make it worse
A pumpkin-shaped drone is as close as we’re going to get to a Halloween story
Oceans

Drones for the deep

Oct 30, 2015
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A start-up is developing ‘EVE’, a sea drone to map and explore the oceans
Omura’s whales were studied in the Ankivonjy Marine Protected Area, Madagascar
Oceans

First field observation of elusive whale species

Oct 28, 2015
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Omura’s whales are one of the least known and most elusive species of whale. A team of biologists have made the first ever field observations of a population just off the coast of Madagascar
Water report
Oceans

Water report

Oct 24, 2015
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Humanity’s impact on the health of the planet’s oceans has been laid bare in a new report by the WWF
Orca whale pod off the coast of Vancouver island, Canada
Oceans

Sound argument

Oct 15, 2015
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Designating quiet marine areas could help protect sea ecosystems and broaden our understanding of them, research says
Whale watching
Oceans

Whale watching

Oct 10, 2015
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An aerial drone fitted with analytical equipment is helping marine scientists assess the health of endangered whale species
High seas before a tropical storm in Pensacola, Florida
Oceans

High seas and high storms

Sep 29, 2015
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The east coast of the United States could face increased coastal flooding from the combined effect of sea-level rise and an increased intensity of storms
Lost coast
Oceans

Lost coast

Sep 21, 2015
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The North Slopes of Alaska, the United States’ most northernmost coastline, is eroding at some of the fastest rates in the country
Rolling in the Deep
Oceans

Rolling in the Deep

Sep 09, 2015
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A newly discovered reef in southern Australia, said to rival the Great Barrier Reef, has been located after a robotic vehicle captured footage at previously unexplored depths
Waiting for the drop, the capitol building in Washington D.C.
Oceans

Washington D.C. is sinking as sea levels rise

Jul 29, 2015
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The land is sinking around the Chesapeake Bay, worsening the effects of rising sea levels. Geographical investigates why this is happening and why it concerns the US capital
This phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea as seen from space
Oceans

Marine plankton makes brighter clouds

Jul 21, 2015
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Plankton blooms in the Southern Ocean can produce ‘cloud-brightening’ gases. Geographical takes a closer look at what this means to our atmosphere
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