oceanography
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It Could Take Decades For The Ocean Floor To Recover From Deep Sea Mining
A new study has found that the impacts of deep sea mining are still felt a quarter of a century later.
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Life Is Thriving 2,600 Feet Beneath The Seafloor
You won’t see many living things above the ocean surface hundreds of miles southeast of Madagascar—an albatross or the occasional fishing vessel may break up the hours of solitude. But beneath the surface, lava from Earth’s mantle has uplifted a long, underwater mountain range with a flat top extending 5 kilometres above the seafloor. Its…
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Hyper-Detailed Maps Reveal Seafloor Craters From Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests
Seafloor mapping has revealed craters beneath the Pacific Ocean from nuclear weapons testing, scientists report.
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Spooky New Photos Show The Alien Creatures Of The Deep Ocean
The research vessel Falkor has recently completed a three-week mission off the coast of Costa Rica, during which it gathered data, discovered new species, and took more incredible pictures of the life at the ocean floor.