This is the world’s largest patch of seaweed. And it’s growing in an unexpected place
Study seeks to solve the mystery of massive Sargassum bloom
Oceanography
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As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner
Armed with new seafloor maps, Russia, Denmark, and Canada seek to extend their continental shelves and claim extra territory for mining and more -
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NASA overcomes military’s GPS tweaks to peer inside hurricanes
Data from CYGNSS satellites could sharpen storm forecasts -
Networks of sponges could capture DNA to track ocean health
Humble sponge could one day be a DNA-snaring machine -
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Fishing fleets have doubled since 1950—but they’re having a harder time catching fish
Global analysis finds more marine vessels and bigger motors increasing pressure on fish stocks -
Ship spies largest underwater eruption ever
French research cruise detects massive newborn volcano on Indian Ocean floor -
These tiny microbes are munching away at plastic waste in the ocean
The organisms could be making a small dent in ocean pollution -
Q&A: On a Bering Sea island, disappearing ice threatens a way of life
Opik Ahkinga hasn’t seen a good “freeze up” around the Diomede Islands since 2012 -
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Vanishing Bering Sea ice threatens one of the richest U.S. seafood sources
But just why the ice is disappearing remains a puzzle -
The ocean’s tallest waves are getting taller
Wind-driven waves are growing fastest in the Southern Ocean, new study says -
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Scientists track Florida’s vanishing barrier reef
Warming is finishing off a decline that began 3000 years ago
