Scientists record coldest ocean temperature in Earth's history

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Scientists record coldest ocean temperature in Earth's history
Scientists record coldest ocean temperature in Earth's history

How to travel the West Coast by campervan

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How to travel the West Coast by campervan
How to travel the West Coast by campervan

Ghosts of the deep—discover the lost legends of Bermuda’s seas

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Ghosts of the deep—discover the lost legends of Bermuda’s seas
Ghosts of the deep—discover the lost legends of Bermuda’s seas

Inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history

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Inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history
Inside a steel sphere deep underwater, these explorers made history

These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

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These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction
These unearthly whale songs helped save humpbacks from extinction

Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers

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Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers
Searching for life across the planet’s frigid frontiers

How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses

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How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses
How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses

Watch the most thrilling—and the weirdest—wildlife videos of 2025

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Watch the most thrilling—and the weirdest—wildlife videos of 2025
Watch the most thrilling—and the weirdest—wildlife videos of 2025

How the Avatar team created the fantastic world of 'Fire and Ash'

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How the Avatar team created the fantastic world of 'Fire and Ash'
How the Avatar team created the fantastic world of 'Fire and Ash'

In the ocean's 'twilight zone,' new species await discovery

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In the ocean's 'twilight zone,' new species await discovery
In the ocean's 'twilight zone,' new species await discovery

Sharks are thriving in some marine parks—but not others. Why?

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Sharks are thriving in some marine parks—but not others. Why?
Sharks are thriving in some marine parks—but not others. Why?

Are these sharks 'playing' with pool toys?

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Are these sharks 'playing' with pool toys?
Are these sharks 'playing' with pool toys?

The 30-foot sea cow hunted to extinction because of its tasty meat

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The 30-foot sea cow hunted to extinction because of its tasty meat
The 30-foot sea cow hunted to extinction because of its tasty meat

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

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Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'
Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The first underwater photos reveal the ocean floor in full color

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The first underwater photos reveal the ocean floor in full color
The first underwater photos reveal the ocean floor in full color

Why you should visit Spain’s lesser-known Costa de la Luz

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Why you should visit Spain’s lesser-known Costa de la Luz
Why you should visit Spain’s lesser-known Costa de la Luz

10 of Portugal’s best secret beaches

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10 of Portugal’s best secret beaches
10 of Portugal’s best secret beaches

Take part in a master-led healing retreat in the Maldives

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Take part in a master-led healing retreat in the Maldives
Take part in a master-led healing retreat in the Maldives

Why hurricanes are getting more powerful—more quickly

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Why hurricanes are getting more powerful—more quickly
Why hurricanes are getting more powerful—more quickly

Have orcas been sinking ships for millennia?

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Have orcas been sinking ships for millennia?
Have orcas been sinking ships for millennia?

Why Dominica is the Caribbean island you should visit in 2026

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Why Dominica is the Caribbean island you should visit in 2026
Why Dominica is the Caribbean island you should visit in 2026

Fiji: A sustainable island paradise in the South Pacific

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Fiji: A sustainable island paradise in the South Pacific
Fiji: A sustainable island paradise in the South Pacific

What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef

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What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef
What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef

Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

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Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.
Want to survive in the dark ocean? Use a stinging shield.

The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle

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The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle
The mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle

This tiny town played a big role in the birth of the U.S. Navy

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This tiny town played a big role in the birth of the U.S. Navy
This tiny town played a big role in the birth of the U.S. Navy

Heatwave wipes out clownfish living in safe haven

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Heatwave wipes out clownfish living in safe haven
Heatwave wipes out clownfish living in safe haven

The world’s largest fish are vanishing without a trace

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The world’s largest fish are vanishing without a trace
The world’s largest fish are vanishing without a trace

Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

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Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal
Watch how orcas sank yet another boat off the coast of Portugal

A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

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A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form
A feast for the eyes: Here’s the wondrous way bait balls form

How overfishing threatens the world’s oceans

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How overfishing threatens the world’s oceans
How overfishing threatens the world’s oceans

Is Ichthyotitan the largest marine reptile yet known?

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Is Ichthyotitan the largest marine reptile yet known?
Is Ichthyotitan the largest marine reptile yet known?

Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

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Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.
Orcas are ramming boats again. Scientists think it’s a game.

Is this the best place to learn how to dive in the Caribbean?

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Is this the best place to learn how to dive in the Caribbean?
Is this the best place to learn how to dive in the Caribbean?

How Sylvia Earle fell in love with the ocean

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How Sylvia Earle fell in love with the ocean
How Sylvia Earle fell in love with the ocean

It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland

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It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland
It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland

Why the Drake Passage is one of Earth's most dangerous places

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Why the Drake Passage is one of Earth's most dangerous places
Why the Drake Passage is one of Earth's most dangerous places

How to take a trip around the world

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How to take a trip around the world
How to take a trip around the world

Ocean threats changing the planet

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Ocean threats changing the planet
Ocean threats changing the planet

Whales could inspire new treatments for stroke and cancer

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Whales could inspire new treatments for stroke and cancer
Whales could inspire new treatments for stroke and cancer

Want to see the bottom of the ocean? This researcher has the tools.

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Want to see the bottom of the ocean? This researcher has the tools.
Want to see the bottom of the ocean? This researcher has the tools.

What is a tsunami? Here’s what causes the deadly ocean waves

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What is a tsunami? Here’s what causes the deadly ocean waves
What is a tsunami? Here’s what causes the deadly ocean waves

This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks

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This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks
This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks

What causes coral bleaching—and how we can stop it

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What causes coral bleaching—and how we can stop it
What causes coral bleaching—and how we can stop it

This was a hotspot for great white sharks—then they vanished

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This was a hotspot for great white sharks—then they vanished
This was a hotspot for great white sharks—then they vanished

This creature can 3D-print its own body parts

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This creature can 3D-print its own body parts
This creature can 3D-print its own body parts

What makes the North Sea’s waves so treacherous

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What makes the North Sea’s waves so treacherous
What makes the North Sea’s waves so treacherous

We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now

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We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now
We've never seen this rare squid alive in the wild—until now

Jellyfish are finally giving up their secrets

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Jellyfish are finally giving up their secrets
Jellyfish are finally giving up their secrets

How conservation icon David Attenborough holds onto hope

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How conservation icon David Attenborough holds onto hope
How conservation icon David Attenborough holds onto hope
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