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Sea lions with cameras got stunning video of never-before-seen habitats on the ocean floor, surprising scientists
Sea lions wearing video-camera backpacks are helping scientists map uncharted regions of the seaflo…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
How this Florida town became the sea sponge capital of the world
Tarpon Springs, Florida, supplies roughly 70% of the world's natural sea sponges. Spongers dive 60 …
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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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Time-lapse footage captures deep sea sponges 'sneezing' to expel waste and keep themselves clean
Scientists analyzed the video footage and concluded that the sponge's sneezing mechanism ejects mat…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Photos show never-before-seen sea creatures living in an underwater mountain that dwarfs the Himalayas
Exploring previously unmapped underwater seamounts, the Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition may have…
Jenny McGrath
A sea sponge harvested from the Mediterranean Sea could set you back $30. Here's why they're so expensive.
You can pick up a synthetic sponge for just a few dollars. But a natural sea sponge, hand-harvested…
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Lulu Chang
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is actually a unique ocean ecosystem teeming with sea creatures that cling to the plastic trash
A coauthor of a new study that found coastal species of sea life were living on plastic in the open…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A pristine region of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep-sea mining contains 5,000 new marine species, say scientists
The new species were found in a mineral-rich region of the Pacific Ocean floor between Hawaii and M…
Bethany Dawson
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A 3-foot-long mammoth tusk hidden on the ocean floor could offer clues about the ancient creatures
Scientists discovered a 3-foot-long tusk roughly 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface. Mammoth fos…
Aria Bendix
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Scientists found this stunning 'secret garden' of corals thousands of feet below the sea
Like their shallow-water counterparts, the corals host rich ecosystems teeming with life. On a diff…
Jeremy Berke
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17 Amazing Sea Creatures Spotted On NOAA's Most Recent Expedition To The Bottom Of The Ocean
For many people, the phrase "sea cucumber" may evoke images of a shapeless, colorless blob at the b…
Chelsea Harvey
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A deadly Houthi attack on Tel Aviv is forcing Israel to rethink its drone defenses
Israel's military must reconsider its mistakes and blindspots after a long-range Houthi attack dron…
Paul Iddon
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Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them
Researchers in search of the colossal squid took Antarctic cruises, hoping to film and learn more a…
Jenny McGrath
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The first US commercial plant has started to pull carbon from the air. It's able to suck out 1,000 tons annually and plans to expand.
Heirloom Carbon Technologies launched the first US plant for carbon capture, potentially helping st…
Maiya Focht
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Ocean explorers found a golden orb on the Alaskan seafloor, and they have no idea what it is
Marine scientists found a golden orb on the Alaskan seafloor that is a complete mystery. It might b…
Jenny McGrath
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How a $40-a-day cruise stateroom compares to a $500-a-day one — and which I'd book again
Margaritaville at Sea and Explora Journeys target vastly different consumers. It shows in the quali…
Brittany Chang
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Margaritaville's cruise company just unveiled a $900 pass for nearly unlimited cruises through the end of the year
Travelers with the Ultimate Paradise Pass can sail on an unlimited number of non-consecutive Margar…
Brittany Chang
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They found a hole in the ocean near Mexico, and you could fit all of Bank of America's skyscraper HQ into it but don't do that because it's an ecological marvel
There's a 900-foot deep hole, now called The Taam ja' Blue Hole, in the Western Caribbean. Studying…