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Detected mercury pollution in the deepest part of the ocean
Chinese submersibles discovered large amounts of mercury accumulated in the deepest parts of the ocean, including the Mariana Trench.
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Bubble screen - Technology can prevent hurricanes from hitting the US
Bubble screens, the technology that keeps Norwegian bays ice-free in winter, could prevent future powerful storms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Animal world
Many sea creatures form flocks and nest on plastic trash floating in the ocean
Called the neo-ocean community, swarms of these creatures are growing in the Pacific Garbage Island area and drifting with the currents.
Environment
How does plastic waste move around the Earth?
New NASA graphic shows the path of microplastics around the oceans across the Earth's surface.
Oceanography
Mysterious 'fingerprints' in the ocean
Baljenac is a tiny island covered with a series of stone walls that make it look like a fingerprint in the middle of the ocean when viewed from above.
Oceanography
West Indies Pacific reef in danger of collapsing
New research warns coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean could disappear completely in the next 50 years if urgent action is not taken.
1001 mystery
The mystery of a huge treasure worth more than 120 million USD on an island in the Indian Ocean
The pirates suddenly 'evaporated' and it is believed that Levasseur hid his gold treasure on the island of Mahé in the Seychelles island nation.
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British aeronautical engineer claims to have pinpointed the exact location of flight MH370
A British aeronautical engineer claims to have determined the exact coordinates of the MH370 plane that crashed and crashed into the Indian Ocean.
Space science
Sun 'pours water' on Earth, creating oceans?
The sun, or specifically the solar wind, can be the source of seeds for the Earth's oceans, and the condition for all living things and ourselves to be born.
New technology
Airplane-like turbine design produces electricity from ocean currents
The new bladed turbine design will help the Faroe Islands generate all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
Environment
Microplastics - An incalculable danger to the ocean
The ocean is facing dangers from plastic waste, nylon ropes used on fishing boats is one of the causes.
Oceanography
Interesting things about sea cucumbers that not everyone knows
The class Holothuroidea consists of tubular molluscs with a tentacle mouth at one end and an anus at the other. Many species are human food.
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The terrifying mystery of the 'ghost ship' SS Ourang Medan in the middle of the ocean
After more than 70 years, there is still no official conclusion as to what happened to the SS Ourang Medan. Some people even put forward even more terrifying theories, l…
Oceanography
The mystery of the prehistoric penis worm that used to live in a hermit crab-like shell
You will be surprised to learn that there was a penile worm that lived in prehistoric times but had the same characteristics as today's hermit crabs.
Oceanography
After 170 years of industrialization, humans have broken a law that has existed for billions of years in the ocean
When humans dominated the oceans, we defeated the top predators to sit at the top of the food chain.