Oceanography
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Research on ocean plastic surging, U.N. report finds
But many studies describe the problem rather than pointing to solutions -
The rise and fall of the world’s largest lake
The ancient Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined -
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A half-trillion corals live in just one ocean. Does that mean they are safe?
New census could refine efforts to protect reefs -
Whale songs allow researchers to take ‘ultrasound’ of sea floor
Approach could be used to better locate earthquakes -
Watch—and hear—the impact human noises have on marine life
Ocean animals have trouble hearing critical sounds through the noise humans generate -
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Slowdown in plate tectonics may have led to Earth’s ice sheets
Decreased ocean crust production tied to rapid cooling -
In surprising sign of resilience, some corals can survive long heat waves
But the reefs appear to require unpolluted water in order to resist worsening effects of climate change -
Fisheries in a flask? Loose DNA in seawater offers a new measure of marine populations
New studies of environmental DNA approach a long-sought goal: measuring abundance of marine fish
