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The co-founder of OceanGate, the firm whose CEO died on a deep-sea dive for the Titanic, now wants to send 1,000 people to Venus

“Forget OceanGate. Forget Titan. Forget Stockton,” he said, referring to his deceased cofounder. “Humanity could be on the verge of a big breakthrough.”

Fortune

July On The Brink Of Breaking Grim Worldwide Weather Record

Not only is the heat on the land driving up global average temperatures but also unusually warm conditions across the world's oceans.

Zenger

How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island shore into a graveyard

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, married father of two and Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann is under arrest. Does this mean the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer is finally over? Rachel Sharp reports

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Why is Australia having such a warm winter? A climate expert explains

If you’ve been out and about the past few days, you may have noticed Australia is experiencing an unseasonably warm winter. It’s been t-shirt weather across many parts of the country’s east, including Sydney where temperatures topped 25℃ on Sunday.

The Conversation

New Hampshire beachgoers witness small plane crash into surf, flip in water

A small plane that crashed into the ocean just off a New Hampshire beach over the weekend flipped upside down when it hit the water before slowly rolling back into an upright position

The Independent UK

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what's going on?

Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the flames, at the southernmost tip of the planet, something just as shocking is unfolding.

The Conversation

Could a drastic change in Atlantic Ocean currents leave Chicago high and dry? Yes

Some scientists worry that a shutdown of an important system of oceanic currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could push Chicago’s precipitation farther south.

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David Grann's The Wager: a drama of murder, insurrection, escape and an empire at sea

In 1740, a modest squadron of ships from Britain’s Royal Navy departed Portsmouth in pursuit of an immoderate treasure. Commodore George Anson, who led the flotilla, was tasked with sailing south and west across the Atlantic Ocean, rounding Cape Horn, and interfering in imperial Spain’s lucrative trans-Pacific trade. But even…

The Conversation

The secret lives of silky sharks: unveiling their whereabouts supports their protection

Open ocean sharks are elusive and mysterious. They undertake vast journeys that span hundreds to thousands of kilometres across immense ocean basins. We know very little about the secret lives of ocean sharks, where they live and why they are there.

The Conversation

Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands

An Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an IAF C-130 transport aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) in the Southern Indian Ocean, close to Indonesia in early July, sources said

The Hindu

Science This Week | IISc scientists discover 600-million-year-old ocean water from Himalayas, frozen microbes are coming back to life and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

The Hindu

Unseasonably warm winter weather sweeps eastern Australia as Sydney reaches 25C

One of the main factors contributing to the unusually high temperatures is the warm ocean conditions, a BoM meteorologist says

The Guardian - AU

Plastic pollution widespread in water bodies across the world

Two papers published in Nature reveal extensive plastic contamination in both coral reefs and freshwater lakes. The study on coral reefs found that larger plastic fragments, mostly from the fishing industry, make up the majority of debris and are particularly abundant in deep reefs. The assessment of freshwater lakes shows…

The Hindu

Astrophysicist’s $100M Expedition Uncovers Possible Extraterrestrial Existence Underwater

Israeli-American astrophysicist discovers potential alien life in deep ocean near Papua New Guinea

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Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much

When the ocean gets really hot, it's less refreshing

The Independent UK

French President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting his Sri Lankan counterpart in the first visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation

The Guardian - AU

‘Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows

Some scientists fear the ‘shocking’ shift is the beginning of a global heating-linked collapse of the ice that could have alarming knock-on effects

Space

Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not 'fix' climate change

Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not reverse devastating changes to weather patterns in vulnerable areas, a new study suggests.

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The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse – it would mean even greater climate chaos across Europe

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether grander scale. New findings published in Nature Communications suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Aeolus satellite to deliberately crash into Atlantic Ocean: Tech and Science Daily podcast

The British-built satellite, Aeolus, is to be deliberately crashed into the Atlantic Ocean by the European Space Agency.

LiveScience

Watch orca tear open whale shark and feast on its liver in extremely rare footage

The orca "slurped in the liver and then the whale shark just fell and descended down, with no movement," James Moskito of Ocean Safaris told Live Science.

The Hindu

Countries at loggerheads over the future of deep sea mining

Nations opposed to deep sea mineral mining and those in favour of exploiting the oceans’ depths butted heads in Jamaica on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Sharks are turning up off European beaches – but there’s no need to panic

As oceans warm, we need to get used to close encounters, says marine scientist Hannah Rudd

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Are Great Whites Or Makos The Most Powerful Sharks In Ocean? Shark Week's Dr. Austin Gallagher Explains His Stance After 'Monster Mako' Special

Great white and mako sharks are competing in the Pacific Ocean, and Shark Week expert Dr. Austin Gallagher explained his stance on which is more powerful.

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Why it's so important to figure out when a vital Atlantic Ocean current might collapse

Scientists know a current in the Atlantic Ocean could collapse suddenly as the climate changes. The question of when matters to billions of people around the globe.

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