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Spain and Mauritania agree deals to stem flow of illegal migrants

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a series of agreements on Wednesday aimed at stemming a surge in migrants venturing across the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands.

Radio France Internationale

What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season

The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface temperatures at or near record highs. But cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally be starting to bring some relief, particularly for vulnerable coral reef ecosystems.

The Conversation

Where is MH370? Expert claims to have discovered ‘perfect hiding spot’ of missing Malaysian Airlines plane

Researcher Vincent Lyne believes the plane was deliberately plunged into a 20,000ft-deep ’hole’ in the Indian Ocean’s Broken Ridge

The Independent UK

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How solving the mystery of pregnant tiger sharks in the Maldives could help save the apex predator

Millions of sharks are killed every year, but a population in the island paradise could hold clues to where they breed and give birth, enabling better protections

The Guardian - UK

‘Even in the teeth of a gale, she has time for a hula’: the sailor breaking barriers on the Pacific ocean

First female Fijian sail master on traditional vessel Uto ni Yalo led a difficult week-long voyage to the Pacific leaders’ summit in Tonga

The Guardian - AU

UN's Guterres Issues 'Global SOS' Over Fast-rising Pacific Ocean

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages.

International Business Times

This Piece of Coral In Fiji Is 600 Years Old — What It Reveals About Our Climate’s Future Is Nerve-Wracking

A single coral in Fiji that is more than 600 years old has recorded how Pacific Ocean temperatures have varied during its long life.

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Kenya to build first nuclear power plant by 2034 amid local opposition

Kenya’s first nuclear power plant is set to open in 2034 on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the government announced as it prepares to host a US-Africa summit on nuclear energy next week. The announcement has already raised objections from activists and local residents over safety and environmental concerns.

Radio France Internationale

Salps: The world's fastest-growing animals that look like buckets of snot

In just 48 hours, salps can reach maturity, making them the fastest-growing multicellular animals on Earth, with a significant impact on ocean health.

LiveScience

32 truly bizarre deep-sea creatures

From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures in the deep ocean.

LiveScience

Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought – and many have already collapsed

When fish are taken from our oceans faster than they can reproduce, their population numbers decline. This over-fishing upsets marine ecosystems. It’s also bad for human populations that rely on fish for protein in their diets.

The Conversation

Bayesian yacht disaster: how specialist search and rescue teams work underwater

Search and rescue for missing persons is always challenging for the specialist recovery teams involved, regardless of the environment they’re working in.

The Conversation

The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India's space mission suggests

Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon.

Space

Gilma becomes a powerful Category 3 hurricane and is forecast to strengthen as it stays at sea

Gilma has strengthened to a powerful Category 3 hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean

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Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica

The remote icy wilderness at the bottom of the world is exposed to pollution and foreign organisms on floating ocean debris.

GamesRadar

Discover lost secrets and battle bizarre ocean creatures in roguelike underwater adventure Dive the Depths

Uncover mysteries and find unique items while dealing with the many dangers lurking under the sea

The Conversation

Avalanches can grow 100 times larger under the sea than on land – here’s why they’re a risk to the internet

Underwater avalanches are powerful natural events that happen all the time under the surface of the ocean. They are impossible to see and extremely difficult to measure, which means we know little about how they work.

The Conversation

Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if it collapsed. It is already contributing about 4% of annual sea-level rise as it loses ice, and one theory suggests the glacier could soon begin to collapse into the ocean like…

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Subadult loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean in Florida after rehabilitation

A rehabilitated sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach

Inverse

An Ancient Magma Ocean Once Covered the Moon, India’s Pragyan Lunar Rover Reveals

A new study relied on data India's Chandrayaan-3 mission collected near the lunar south pole. Its rover found evidence supporting a popular Moon creation story.

The Conversation

The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests

Data from India’s recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the Moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings in the journal Nature.

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Massive Ocean Discovered Hidden Under Earth's Crust, Scientists Reveal

Discoveries like a hidden ocean in ringwoodite mineral beneath Earth's crust reshape our understanding of the planet's geology and hydrology.

The Independent UK

Gilma becomes the 2nd hurricane of the eastern Pacific season and is forecast to stay away from land

Gilma became the second hurricane of this year’s eastern Pacific Ocean season and is forecast to remain away from land

AAP

Don't Dream it's Over: Crowded House at final Bluesfest

Organisers of the the final Bluesfest are promising it will be 'one for the ages', featuring Crowded House, Vance Joy, Ocean Alley, and Tones and I.

Space

Some rocky exoplanets could have huge amounts of water in their molten cores

Young, hot planets could soak up a lot of water into their core, with up to 10 times more water inside than on the surface of the planet.

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