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Natural oil seeps: Dissolved organic matter may persist in deep sea for thousands of years
What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the ...
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How many world oceans are there? If you said 4, you're wrong. Here's why
Historically, there have been four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. On Feb. 9, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the Gulf of Mexico had officially been changed to ...
Earth's oceans once turned green—and they could change again
Nearly three-fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese ...
These glowing seas have baffled sailors for centuries. Science may finally have answers.
"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...
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Scientists Uncover 100,000 Submerged Mountains Beneath the Ocean Floor in Breakthrough Map
In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...
An icy new map of Antarctica could help direct the search for alien life
"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...