Oceans

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Riding Waves While Saving Lives: Local Lifeguard Wins Surfing’s Biggest Event

It's the kind of sports story that transcends cliches. Surfing's...
Jari Saario in an ocean row boat.

There and Back Again: 14,000km Across the Atlantic

Jari Saario is setting out to do something no...
a map of the tasman sea

Another Attempt to Kayak the Deadly Tasman Sea

Another attempt is underway to kayak across the Tasman...
A newly born gray whale calf is pushed to the surface to breathe by its mother

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The race winners light flares at night to celebrate

Rowing Extra: Ocean Cats Win TWAC; Another Atlantic Rower Dips In

Ocean Cats have won the 2022 Talisker Whisky Atlantic...
Park rangers cross the forest on their e-bikes

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man survives two days at sea on buoy

Fisherman Survives Two Days At Sea By Hanging Onto Buoy

We all know the holidays can be harder on...
mesophotic zone

Diving Deeper: How Scientists Use Rebreathers For The Ocean’s Twilight Zone

The ocean never seems to run out of mystery. In...
Cyril Derreumaux sets off a flare as he makes it to Hawaii

Top 10 Expeditions of 2022: #3: Kayaking from California to Hawaii

Ocean rowing is becoming ever more popular, but kayaking...
The special kayak, with Richard standing with arms raised.

Kayaking 7,000km from South Africa to Brazil

Richard Kohler, 53, is attempting to kayak alone across...
a nurse shark

Nurse Sharks Return to the Same Spot for Decades to Breed

Scientists studying nurse sharks in the Dry Tortugas have...
deep sea batfish

Fascinating Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered Off Western Australia

Scientists on an Australian research vessel found stunning deep-sea...
karen van den oever in water

New Deep-Diving Women’s Record: 247 Metres!

Karen van den Oever has spent a lot of...
point nemo

The Remotest Point on Planet Earth is a Spacecraft Graveyard

No one on the planet lives within 2,688 kilometres...
Millions of Velella Velella washing up on the shore of a beach

Natural Wonders: Blue Tide

In the cusp between spring and summer, a bright...
An image of “Yori Pass” taken by one of the Hazard-Avoidance Cameras on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Nov. 5, 2022

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Is Climate Change Causing A Spike In Monster Fishes?

Big fish stories are not only real — they...
The under-ice river in Antarctica

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a gloomy octopus

The Gloomy Octopus Hurls Things at its Neighbors

Today is the day you can emotionally identify with...
A close up image of a common rat

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divers finding a piece of the challenger explosion

Bermuda Triangle Expedition Finds Piece of the Challenger Shuttle

Divers shooting an episode of a HISTORY Channel show...
MV Joyita abandoned and adrift

Exploration Mysteries: MV Joyita

Many call it the Mary Celeste of the Pacific....
A bee plays on little wooden balls.

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