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19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected

Baleen whales are the titans of the ocean, the largest animals to have ever lived. The record holder is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which can reach lengths of up to 30 metres. That’s longer than a basketball court.

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Police still hopeful of finding boy swept into ocean

Emergency crews are not giving up hope of finding a teenager alive after he was swept into the ocean in western Victoria.

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Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks

Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they haven’t all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters and the deep ocean. Many sank during catastrophes – some during storms or after running aground,…

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Champions Way, Ravishing Form, Helios, Stormy Ocean, Tesorino and Royal Mysore excel

Champions Way, Ravishing Form, Helios, Stormy Ocean, Tesorino and Royal Mysore excelled when the horses were exercised in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning (Dec 19)

The Hindu

These 17 Icy Worlds Could Have Warm Oceans Full of Alien Life

With any luck, we could one day watch chilly geysers erupting from the surface of nearby (and potentially life-sustaining) exoplanets.

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California Officials Force Elderly Couple To Dismantle Home, Citing Blocked Ocean Views

Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.

Reason

Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time

Scientists hope mapping long-dormant volcanoes in the Southern Ocean can lead to a better understanding of a crucial current surrounding Antarctica.

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Beachside Birthday: Jordan Luplow, Wife Make Cherished Coastal Memories

Celebrate Jordan Luplow's beachside birthday bash with his wife as they make memories as beautiful as ocean waves on his entry to the 30 club.

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72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unearthed in Japan is unlike anything we've ever seen, experts say

The near-complete remains of a never-before-seen mosasaur that dominated the ancient Pacific Ocean have been unearthed in Japan. The great white shark-size creature is unlike any other aquatic animal, dead or alive.

LiveScience

Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea

Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses

The Independent UK

Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea and left it ‘in God’s hands’

Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses - this is the story of 36 days at sea by Renata Brito and Felipe Dana

The Independent UK

Life in a Metro

Uncovering the mystery behind the traveller's facade: a journey through the ocean of commuters on a mundane metro ride.

The Hindu

I did two days of big-wave surf training... and I'm still coughing up salt water

Big-wave surfers Andrew Cotton and Ben Larg put me through my paces in the pool, in the gym and in the ocean... and I'm still coughing up salt water.

The National (Scotland)

Masters of relaxation: The record-breaking freedivers of Egypt

Freediving has its roots in ancient fishing communities, but is making a comeback as an extreme sport.

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Some of Australia’s strategically important coral islands at great risk of vanishing, study finds

Fate of more than a dozen islands ‘hangs in the balance’ because of climate crisis, with vexed questions about maritime jurisdiction

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NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans

Internal heating may be able to keep water in liquid form within these exoplanets.

Newcastle Herald

Users given early look at baths as group lodges state heritage nomination

'Let's hope it stands the test of time.'

The Conversation

How COP28 failed the world's small islands

As the gavel came down on the latest round of climate talks in Dubai, there were declarations of “we united, we acted, we delivered” from the COP28 presidency. This was met by a sense of déjà vu among delegates of the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis), an intergovernmental organisation…

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The 50 best albums of 2023, No 6 – Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

The singer-songwriter continues to map out a turbulent, symbol-strewn emotional landscape in sumptuous, sometimes jagged ballads

France 24

'We cannot recycle our way out of the plastics crisis': EU Commissioner Sinkevičius

Getting the European Green Deal finished is one of the EU Commission's top priorities in the last few months of the current legislative term. At stake is a major transformation of Europe's economies and societies, which could see the continent become climate neutral by 2050. But while we hear a…

Salon

2023 proved climate change is here

This sizzling year shattered records related to heat, sea ice and more. And the future could get even hotter

LiveScience

Sargasso Sea around Bermuda is now at its hottest, most acidic and oxygen-starved than at any point in recorded history

The Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean is now at least 30% more acidic and 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was 40 years ago — and climate change is to blame.

The Conversation

Climate change is further reducing fish stocks with worrisome implications for global food supplies

The health benefits of eating seafood are appreciated in many cultures which rely upon it to provide critical nutrients vital to our physical and mental development and health. Eating fish and shellfish provides significant benefits to neurological development and functioning and provides protection against the risks of coronary heart disease…

Newcastle Herald

Date finally set for Newcastle Ocean Baths re-opening

The baths will re-open within a week.

LiveScience

Newly discovered Antarctic sea spider with 'boxing glove' claws pulled up from ocean floor

A newly discovered species of sea spider was pulled up from more than 1,800 feet below the surface of Antarctica's Ross Sea.

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