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There’s now proof that half of the world’s oceans came from outer space
Normally, you wouldn’t think to look for water on an asteroid, especially in a nominally dry aste…
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Listen to 'the bloop,' a strange noise recorded in the southern Pacific Ocean that stumped scientists for years
In 1997, scientists recorded a haunting noise from deep beneath the ocean's surface. The mystery to…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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A $500 million replica of the original Titanic could set sail across the Atlantic in 2022
"The ship will follow the original journey, carrying passengers from Southampton to New York, but s…
Brian Pascus
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A half-mile installation just took 20,000 pounds of plastic out of the Pacific - proof that ocean garbage can be cleaned
The Ocean Cleanup, the group behind the device, thinks 10 such installations could clean 50% of the…
Aria Bendix
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Hamish Harding, the billionaire on board the Titanic submersible, is a serial explorer who also went to space on a Blue Origin flight
Hamish Harding, one of the passengers on board the missing submersible visiting the Titanic, flew 6…
Marianne Guenot
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A bizarre property of water is flooding coastal cities like New Orleans
A one-degree global change is significant because it takes a vast amount of heat to warm all the oc…
Dave Mosher
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One of the largest cruise companies in the world is launching a digital streaming channel
The two new digital shows are called "Go" and "Local Eyes." While the former focuses on the travels…
Tanya Dua
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'Aquaman' director James Wan said he channeled 'Fast and the Furious' when putting the Pitbull song 'Ocean to Ocean' in the movie
In a shot that you can't help but howl with laughter at, Aquaman (Jason Momoa) and Mera (Amber Hear…
Jason Guerrasio
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NASA 'tasted' complex organic compounds in a blast of water from one of Saturn's moons - and can't yet rule out the possibility that they're from alien life
Water is being pulled toward Enceladus' core and heated up under pressure, so it's possible that ca…
Dave Mosher
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8 remarkable discoveries that make this beautiful moon of Saturn an ideal place to detect aliens
Earlier this week, Cassini took a detour to fly extremely close to Enceldus - just 30 miles above t…
Jessica Orwig
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A friend of Titan passenger Hamish Harding says the billionaire 'decided to roll the dice' because he was 'set' on seeing the Titanic
Victor Vescovo told The Sunday Times he raised "significant concerns" about OceanGate and its sub w…
Jyoti Mann
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A weird property of water is a third of the reason oceans are rising fast
A one-degree global change is significant because it takes a vast amount of heat to warm all the oc…
Dave Mosher,Guia Marie Del Pr…
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An asteroid strike on Pluto hints that a giant, habitable ocean might exist below its icy crust
"Nitrogen is a critical element for life as we know it and Pluto's putative ocean could be a source…
Dave Mosher
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The popemobile is going electric for the first time, thanks to EV maker Fisker
Pope Francis has approved plans for a modified version of Fisker's Ocean SUV to be a new mode of pa…
Annabelle Williams
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Here's A Picture Of Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Eating A Cockroach
The Explorers Club, which exists to promote scientific exploration of our planet and beyond, honore…
Dylan Love
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People are using the viral '10-year challenge' as a stark warning about what's happening to our planet
Denis Balibouse/Reuters A set of photos shows the difference between the ice on Switzerland's…
Aylin Woodward
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Half of the Great Barrier Reef has died since 2016 - here's what happens if all coral reefs on Earth die off
One-third of the 3,863 reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef - the largest, most extensive reef…
Kevin Loria
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America's Best Coastal Hotels
Culled from Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards, the following hotels were rated highly b…