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The world’s longest marine heat wave upended ocean life across the Pacific

More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to understand the extent of its impacts. This unprecedented heat wave, nicknamed “The Blob,” stretched thousands of kilometres over North America’s western coastal waters, affecting everything from the smallest plankton to…

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Record coral losses in Great Barrier Reef spark concern over escalating climate stress

Some of the reefs surveyed lost as much as 70 per cent of their corals.

Euronews

New ocean expedition captures images of 13 WWII shipwrecks from major naval battles

Five major battles at Iron Bottom Sound killed over 20,000 people and sunk 111 ships in 1942

The Independent UK

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Lavish 'Grand Mariage' Weddings Celebrate Comoros Tradition, Society

It is wedding season in the Comoros, when the diaspora return to the tiny Indian Ocean islands for days-long celebrations that mark an essential rite of passage, the "Grand Mariage".

International Business Times

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by record bleaching as oceans warm

New Australian government report finds coral decline across the reef due to ‘climate change-induced heat stress’.

Al Jazeera

Reader’s Vote: Which Of These Cool-Looking Animals Is The Most Mind-Blowing?

Vote for the coolest animal! Which of these fascinating creatures from the animal kingdom is the most mind-blowing? Maybe the immortal jellyfish?

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'Big-butt starfish,' 'little sweet potato' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina

Researchers have captured footage of a "big-butt seastar" off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from "SpongeBob SquarePants."

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Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

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Titan disaster report: 'Toxic work culture' and OceanGate boss Stockton Rush's 'negligence' contributed to submersible deaths

US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation concludes ‘the loss of five lives was preventable’

Evening Standard

Tropical Storm Henriette forms in the Pacific as Storm Dexter moves on

Henriette was the eighth named storm of this year’s eastern North Pacific hurricane season

The Independent UK

A first look at Viking Mira, the cruise brand’s new £377m ocean ship

Viking Mira is getting ready to welcome cruise passengers from spring 2026

The Independent UK

How a livestream from the ocean floor became the latest social media hit

The glimpse into the deep sea is captivating more than 1.6 million viewers per day

The Independent UK

5 Billion Starfish Dead and Melting: Bizarre Ocean Plague Traced to Killer Vibrio Bacteria

Scientists identify Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of sea star wasting disease, which has killed over 5 billion starfish from Alaska to Mexico and triggered a Pacific ecosystem collapse.

International Business Times UK

What would a climate model made from music sound like? This team of artists and scientists has created one

Climate modelling is spoken about often by climate scientists. These complex, computer-generated calculations enable scientists to make predictions about the climate of the future.

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Pacific algae invade Algerian beaches, pushing humans and fish away

At a beach near Algiers, brown algae native to the Pacific Ocean cover the golden sand, posing a threat to ecosystems native to the area and their stench repelling swimmers at the peak of summer.

The Independent UK

Deep-sea creatures are interconnected across globe via hidden ocean ‘superhighway’

Study finds marine creatures off southern Australia share close evolutionary links with species in North Atlantic on other side of planet

The Independent UK

Hurricane Gil continues to churn far out in the eastern Pacific

Hurricane Gil is churning in the eastern Pacific Ocean but isn't expected to threaten land

The Guardian - UK

How a high-speed ocean chase led to an £18m cocaine seizure in Cornwall

Operation also shed unique light on backgrounds of those involved in running drugs into UK from ‘mother ships’

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First-of-its-kind footage captures bizarre sea creatures flourishing in extreme depths of the ocean

Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping out of faults on the seafloor.

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Gil expected to become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific but won't threaten land

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gil is expected to become a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday

The Conversation

Marine climate interventions can have unintended consequences – we need to manage the risks

The world’s oceans are being rapidly transformed as climate change intensifies. Corals are bleaching, sea levels are rising, and seawater is becoming more acidic – making life difficult for shellfish and reef-building corals. All this and more is unfolding on our watch, with profound consequences for marine ecosystems and the…

International Business Times

In Darwin's Wake: Two-year Global Conservation Voyage Sparks Hope

After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam Thursday bearing a warning about climate change -- but also a message of hope.

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Legend Of Vox Machina’s Ocean’s 11-Esque Sneak Peek Is Short On Big Season 4 Reveals, But I’m Into These 4 Sneaky Details

Let's dig into Prime Video's Season 4 first look!

The Independent UK

Animation reveals how tsunami, triggered by 8.8-magnitude earthquake, surged across Pacific Ocean

New animation shows the moment a massive earthquake struck Russia and triggered multiple tsunami alerts across the world.

The Conversation

Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis – and others, just little ripples

After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30 2025, the world watched as the resultant tsunami spread from the epicentre and across the Pacific Ocean at the speed of a jet plane.

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