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US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep aircraft carriers operating
China is relatively new to replenishment ships and tends to build new vessels. The US Navy has 100 …
Benjamin Brimelow
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America's rivals are piling on the pressure all at once
Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea are flexing their muscles, fueling conflicts, and challenging …
Jake Epstein
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The giants of the deep: A tale of the world's largest oceans
The Earth is often referred to as the "Blue Planet" for a good reason - it is home to vast and awe-…
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Russia and China's anti-US alliance is growing even more threatening
China and Russia have long railed against what they claim is the malign influence of US power. Now,…
Tom Porter
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Global warming threatens to release massive methane reserves hidden underneath the Arctic's permafrost!
A century of coal, hydrocarbon and scientific drilling had revealed that the cluster of islands has…
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Extreme weather blunts the US military's technological edge
More extreme weather due to climate change is scrambling the high-tech systems that have given the …
Michael Peck
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New photos show apparent pieces of the Titanic sub wreckage pulled from the ocean floor
The deep-sea Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, suffered a catastrophic implosio…
Natalie Musumeci
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A record-breaking adventurer hailed for his solo voyage across the Arctic Ocean has been accused of spending nights in a hotel
Yvan Bourgnon is accused of spending more than a week in a hotel and being towed by other boats dur…
Insider Inc.
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Melting poles: Unprecedented levels of sea ice loss threatens global climate balance
Sea ice plays a crucial role in maintaining Earth's temperature by reflecting a significant amount …
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The Navy sent another carrier on a rare trip to the high north. Here's how sailors kept it going in harsh conditions around Alaska
"Within the space of the week, we went from sweating at every step to bundled up and seeing our bre…
Courtney Mabeus
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A new deal with Norway allows the US to keep an eye on Russian subs closer to Russia's home turf
The deal aims to increase military cooperation with the US at sea and in the air for "years to come…
Christopher Woody
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A thriving colony of 300-year-old Arctic sea sponges survives by eating the fossils of extinct worms
Scientists are discovering alien-like worlds in the uncharted oceans of the Arctic and Antarctica. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Antarctica's sea ice is decreasing, but that seems to also be increasing snowfall over the continent!
Antarctica's ice sheet, like Greenland, comprises a massive reservoir of freshwater. The primary so…
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The Coast Guard's only working icebreaker sailed farther north than ever before 'to wave the flag' in the Arctic
While the US is scrambling to start building more icebreakers, its only functioning one is setting …
Christopher Woody
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COVID-19 pandemic generated more than 8 million tonnes of plastic waste globally, says study
The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found th…
PTI
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The US Navy's newest fleet is keeping an eye on the North Atlantic with a first-of-its-kind deployment
"Live interaction" with another navy's ships "is something you can't replicate," Vice Adm. Daniel D…
Christopher Woody
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The Navy has a new ocean to worry about, it's not clear how it's going to deal with it, top lawmaker says
"I don't feel like the Navy is sort of raising the alarm flag enough," Rep. Elaine Luria told Insid…
Courtney Mabeus
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Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast than expected, say researchers
Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thou…
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Record heat in the Arctic is setting the stage for a different kind of conflict
Rising heat and shrinking ice are opening the Arctic to more ships, but those changes also have imp…
Christopher Woody
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As US Navy ships wrap up a historic Arctic exercise, Russia's navy sends them off with its own nearby drills
A surface action group of some 1,200 sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided-missile destro…