ocean
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Fitbit Announces the Charge 6 With ‘Google Smarts’
But you can’t use the Charge 6 without a Google account.
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Why Do Seashells Sound Like the Ocean Against Your Ear?
My kids and I have collected a lot of seashells and we love listening to them to remind us of the sea. But the seashells are not actually making any sounds themselves. So what’s going on? Seashells ‘catch’ sounds Each seashell is a unique shape. Hollow and curved ones can “catch” some of the sounds…
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Everyone Say Hi to the World’s Largest Plant, a 180km-Long Monster in WA
Next time you go diving or snorkelling, have a close look at those wondrously long, bright green ribbons, waving with the ebb and flow of water. They are seagrasses – marine plants which produce flowers, fruit, and seedlings annually, like their land-based relatives. These underwater seagrass meadows grow in two ways: by sexual reproduction, which…
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If the Ocean Is Essential to Tackling Climate Change, Then Why Is No One Talking About It?
Climate change is commonly discussed as though it’s a uniquely atmospheric phenomena. But the crisis is deeply entwined with the ocean, and this has largely been neglected in international climate talks. The latest international climate negotiations made some progress by, for the first time, anchoring oceans permanently into the multilateral climate change regime. But the…