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A New Marine Protected Area in the Marshall Islands Is Brimming With Life, Like a ‘Time Machine’ to Oceans Long Ago
The waters around two remote atolls in the central Pacific Ocean—spanning 18,500 square miles—are now protected from fishing ...
Art meets science: See the first detailed illustration of an ancient deep-sea mountain
Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...
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Scientists discover the formation of Earth’s sixth ocean
In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...
LA wildfires live: Residents face new threats of mudslides and ‘toxic ash’ as rain hits Southern California
“Despite being smack in the middle of the rainy season, brush conditions over Southern California are currently as dry as they ever get in the summer (the dry season),” AccuWeather California Expert ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
The USS Carl Vinson is conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, with the George Washington in Japan and ...