Oceanography
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Just 18% of the ocean floor has been mapped. XPRIZE drones could change that
Fast and cheap autonomous submersibles can map seabeds better than ships -
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Sea-level rise could drown dozens of Mediterranean heritage sites
By 2100, nearly 80% of low-lying sites will be threatened by storm surges -
First direct observation of hunting pelican eel reveals a bizarre fish with an inflatable head
Rare video shows deep-sea eel expanding its unusual jaws to capture prey -
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Controversial plastic trash collector begins maiden ocean voyage
Youthful inventor wants to clean up plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean -
DNA nails source of New Yorkers’ shark bites
Sharks likely grabbed their victims in a mad dash to catch nearby fish -
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U.N. talks to tackle tough question: Who should benefit from DNA collected from the high seas?
Nations open historic negotiations on marine biodiversity pact -
What lives in the ocean’s twilight zone? New technologies might finally tell us
Six-year, $35 million initiative to probe murky midwaters -
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This alga may be seeding the world’s skies with clouds
After some of these microbes die, their calcium shells make their way into sea air -
‘Biological passports’ help researchers track the world’s biggest fish
Results highlight need to protect whale populations -
New map reveals just 13% of the world’s oceans are still ‘wild’
Pollution and other humanmade problems are changing ecosystems elsewhere
