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Scientists have discovered a new type of alien planet. A steamy waterworld that is larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus. GJ 1214b was discovered in 2009 by the ground-based MEarth Project.
Last week, remarkable images of wave clouds were captured by a helicopter pilot as they rolled off the sea and inland, completely engulfing buildings in Panama Beach City.
Marine mammals dive to various depths continuously throughout their lives. They dive to feed, rest, play, and numerous other activities. However, the physiological changes their bodies incur during these dives is not fully understood.
A Dutch architect has announced plans to build a recycled island using plastic debris collected from the Pacific. The floating island would be located somewhere between Hawaii and San Francisco and be 100 percent self-sufficient and sustainable.
A hotel made of trash collected in the beaches of Europe has been built and installed by the prestigious artist HA Schult, in the central Callao Square, in Madrid, Spain.
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The number of seaside communities whose beaches are losing sand is growing exponentially. What are the explanations for coastal erosion, and what can be done to mitigate its devastating impact?
There is a place on Earth where the difference between low and high tide reaches 53.6 feet (16.3 meters). It's the Bay of Fundy in Canada. You've got to see it to believe it.
Welcome to the Drake Passage, the world's most dangerous sea route, home to 65-foot-plus waves. Here's why the 620-mile stretch between Cape Horn and Antarctica is treacherous and has become the ultimate extreme sailing adventure.
A fourth global coral bleaching wave is sweeping the world's oceans.