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Scientists discover giant 'sinkites' beneath the North Sea
Scientists have discovered hundreds of giant sand bodies beneath the North Sea that appear to defy fundamental geological ...
The oldest rocks on Earth are more than four billion years old
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...
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Ancient Squid 'Beak' Fossils Found on Cretaceous Rocks Reveal They Dominated the Oceans In The Dinosaur Era
A new technique of examination, which digitized cretaceous rocks, led to the discovery of the oldest known squid specimen.
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WWII shipwreck has leaked many pollutants into the sea, changing the ocean floor around it - Frontiers
Researchers have discovered that an 80 year old historic World War II shipwreck is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it rests. In Frontiers in Marine Science ...
Takeaways from AP report on company that sold 200,000 carbon credits to remove CO2 from ocean
Gigablue says it has designed particles that when released in the ocean will trap carbon at the bottom of the sea. Gigablue says its work will do nothing less than save ...
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An Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet. Scientists have doubts
The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to ...
'Significant declines' in some species after deep-sea mining: Research
Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...
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These Tiny, Beautiful Fossils Detail the History of the Ocean
Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...