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Some bones

Environment

Millions of years ago a massive whale-eating whale roamed the seas

Huge sharp-toothed whales lived in the oceans million of years ago. An analysis of stomach contents suggests the species was top of the food chain

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Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

Space

Crashing tidal waves may lurk beneath the surface of icy moons

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jellyfish

Life

Jellyfish offer a sticky solution to the problem of plastic pollution

Features

Seagrass loss off the coast of Kenya is fuelling climate change

Environment

Seagrass loss off the coast of Kenya is fuelling climate change

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A person swimming in a reef

Environment

Pacific island to ban some sun creams in a bid to save its coral reefs

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ocean drilling

Life

75-million-year old ocean microbes live forever on almost zero energy

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A basking shark leaps from the water

Life

Peaceful basking sharks can leap just as powerfully as great whites

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A giant pool noodle to clean up ocean plastic launches today

Environment

A giant pool noodle to clean up ocean plastic launches today

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ocean scene

Life

Our thirst for water is turning the oceans saltier

Features

Sterile fish could help wild salmon dodge the ‘gene pollution’ effect

Environment

Sterile fish could help wild salmon dodge the ‘gene pollution’ effect

Farmed Atlantic salmon make the local wild salmon population weaker. Making them sterile could work – but there’s a catch

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Environment

Extreme tales from a record-breaking dive in the Antarctic

Features

Technology

The underwater drones that hunt for oil spills beneath the waves

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Earth

Extreme heat: Why its origins could lie deep in the Atlantic

Features

Environment

Explore nature’s dark side with the Natural History Museum

Culture