Dead fish carry mercury into ocean’s deepest trench
"Mercury that we believe had once been in the stratosphere is now in the deepest trench on Earth." Here's why that important.
Nov. 24, 2020 • ~9 min
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Sentinel-6: 'Dog kennel' satellite to measure sea-level rise
It may look like a dog house in space, but Sentinel-6 will make the most precise map of ocean height.
Nov. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
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Plastics an 'unfolding disaster' for US marine life
For the first time, advocates have tracked how animals in US waters are harmed by plastic pollution.
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~3 min
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Fishing saps the ocean’s power to capture carbon
By taking fish out of the ocean that would otherwise die and sink to the bottom, fishing has a negative impact on the ocean's carbon sequestration.
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~6 min
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‘Squid pops’ reveal how predator fish handle warmer water
New research using squid on sticks underwater to lure predator fish shows how climate change has affected food webs in oceans.
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~6 min
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200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction
For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~8 min
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Huge toothy birds once soared over penguins
Fossils from extinct pelagornithids indicate that they'd dwarf the 11.5-foot wingspan of today's largest bird, the wandering albatross.
Oct. 29, 2020 • ~8 min
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Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted, but are we really headed for a tipping point?
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
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Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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Arctic Ocean: why winter sea ice has stalled, and what it means for the rest of the world
The Laptev Sea is one of the Arctic's biggest nurseries of new sea ice in winter, but Siberia's record summer heat may have halted production.
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~5 min
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