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Storm waves can move boulders heavier than the Statue of Liberty

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Storm waves can move boulders heavier than the Statue of Liberty

Extreme storm waves at sea have shifted a boulder weighing 620 tonnes, explaining why huge rocks are sometimes mysteriously found on high cliffs

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Venice may be almost 200 years older than anyone thought

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Venice may be almost 200 years older than anyone thought

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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Hot springs, Yellowstone National Park

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Ancient microbes caused Earth’s first ever global warming

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Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

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Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

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The Great Barrier Reef

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'Super-spreader' coral could restore trashed Great Barrier Reef

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Shipping at sea

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Camera spots hidden oil spills and may find missing planes

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waves artwork

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The unseen puppet masters that control life in the oceans

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What we're doing now will make the ocean completely unliveable

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What we're doing now will make the ocean completely unliveable

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Pistol shrimp

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How a tiny shrimp fires a savage shock wave using just its claw

When pistol shrimp snap their one huge claw shut, the resulting shock wave can stun their foes – now we have seen just how this weapon works

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Mussel-inspired plastic could make self-repairing body armour

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Oysters can ‘hear’ the ocean even though they don’t have ears

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La Niña forecast may mean even worse Atlantic hurricanes in 2018

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New York should prepare for 15-metre storm surges by 2300

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