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Aussies play key role in new space mission

Australian experts will have a key role in commissioning a new satellite that will change what scientists know about pretty much all water on the planet.

AAP · Dec 15, 2022

Regulators grant critical approval for Dominion wind farm

Virginia regulators have granted a critical approval for Dominion Energy’s plans to construct and operate a 176-turbine wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

No fuel, no mast, no water: Rescued sailors describe ordeal

Two men who went missing in the Atlantic Ocean for 10 days after a storm hit their sailboat off North Carolina thanked the crew of the tanker that rescued them and said they were lucky to have survived

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Photos of 'War of the Worlds aliens' crawling out of ocean spark panic among beachgoers

Jan Vorster took the haunting photos in Still Bay, South Africa, but when he shared them on social media he unwittingly sparked a mass panic due to a misunderstanding

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

Analysis-Protecting 30% of the planet to save nature is not as simple as it sounds

From the lush Amazon rainforest to the frigid Arctic Ocean, the world's landscapes — and all the wildlife they contain — are under threat, and the world needs to set aside a third of all land and sea territories to save them, U.N. experts say.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Tiny unsung ocean heroes nab research hub

A new research aquarium will be built in Hobart to unlock the secrets of Antarctic krill, a small creature with a giant role in the Southern Ocean's food web.

AAP · Dec 14, 2022

Group spearfishing off the coast find body of woman in bikini stuffed into bag in ocean

The grim discovery was made by fisherman on Saturday at around 12.40pm just 13 miles off the coast of Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida, US, as emergency services rushed to the scene

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

New MH370 crash evidence suggests 'criminal intent' of Malaysia Airlines pilot

The crash has become one of the world's greatet aviation mysteries after the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 crashed int1o the Indian Ocean, killing the 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers on March 8, 2014

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

Can James Cameron and ‘Avatar’ Wow Again? Don’t Doubt It.

James Cameron has been living on Pandora for a long time. But 13 years after the original “Avatar” and five years after starting production on its sequel, “The Way of Water,” Cameron is unveiling the long-awaited follow-up to the highest grossing film of all-time. Speaking the day after “The Way…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022