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‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows

Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade

The Guardian - UK

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.

The Hindu

George Clooney And Brad Pitt Are Bros These Days, But There’s One Pitt Role His Ocean’s Pal Really Wanted

Here's the story behind George Clooney nearly landing one of Brad Pitt’s most iconic roles.

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Seven of the best summer beach houses on the market right now

The list includes a penthouse overlooking Bar Beach.

Newcastle Herald

'Superstructure' bigger than Idaho has been growing on the seafloor by Fiji since the dinosaur age

Scientists pieced together the history of a huge Pacific plateau and found a complicated story.

LiveScience

Swatch and Blancpain cook up a storm with their latest watch collaboration

The Swatch x Blancpain Fifty Fathoms get a new dark demeanour with the 'Ocean of Storms'

U.K. to send naval groups for training with Indian forces

The U.K. Navy will send its Littoral Response Group to the Indian Ocean region later this year, with plans for its Carrier Strike Group to visit India in 2025

The Hindu

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Mating anchovies stir up the sea as much as a major storm – and it’s good for the environment too

Why would oceanographers ever care about anchovies having sex? We do because these small fish can help mix different layers of the ocean when they mate. This circulates nutrients, oxygen and greenhouse gases around different layers of the ocean, thereby sustaining the ecosystem.

The Conversation

The 1st Americans may have arrived by a sea ice 'highway'

During the last ice age, the first people to reach the Americas may have traveled from Asia along a sea ice "highway."

LiveScience

Satellites reveal 75% of world's industrial fishing vessels are 'hidden'

New satellite imagery has helped detect previously unmapped global fishing vessels, revealing nearly 75% of the world's industrial activity at sea was "hidden" from public view.

Space

What happens to the ocean if we take out all the fish? A marine ecologist explains the complex roles fish play in their ecosystem

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

‘Every bit of data is precious’: my life on a boat tracking how the ocean breathes

From a ship in the Labrador Sea, scientists are tracking how gases move through global waters – a rare natural phenomenon that may be crucial to the management of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

California photographer swims with giant, alien-like sea creature

Mark Girardeau recalls jumping in with a 400-pound Mola mola, a.k.a. ocean sunfish, during an expedition out of Newport Beach.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ex-Australian spy dies in Atlantic Ocean rowing race

A charity rowing expedition from the Canary Islands to Antigua has ended in tragedy with the death of a former Australian spy and war crimes investigator.

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Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’

Ambulance Victoria says woman and baby taken to hospital after incident in town of Ocean Grove

LiveScience

Scientists have a new way to find oceans — and possible alien life — on distant planets

Scientists have proposed a new technique to help researchers identify oceans on exoplanets — a key step to finding life outside our planet.

Newcastle Herald

Swimmer seeks compensation claiming injury from ocean baths hand rail

Part of the stainless steel rail is underwater and is not easily visible

AAP

Record voyage to uncover Antarctic climate mysteries

Scientists have set off on an almost 10,000km voyage to uncover information about the Southern Ocean that could shed light on the future of climate change.

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Megalodon tooth found on unexplored seamount 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface

A remotely operated submersible was deep in a never-before-studied part of the ocean when it extracted the megalodon tooth.

The Guardian - US

Reduce, reuse, refuse: tips to cut down plastic use in your kitchen

Every year, we dump 10m tons of plastic into the ocean, and solving the problem will require regulatory action. But there are ways consumers can help

The Guardian - AU

Swimming in the ocean I am alone and embraced by risk and trust

I was scared, out of my depth in the water and out, but I was there. The hope and the welcome propelled me along

The Independent UK

Scientists discover new group of ancient predators dubbed ‘terror beast’ worms

The animals dominated the oceans more than 500 million years ago and may have been close to the top of the food chain.

The Conversation

We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development

Humans are racing to harness the ocean’s vast potential to power global economic growth. Worldwide, ocean-based industries such as fishing, shipping and energy production generate at least US$1.5 trillion in economic activity each year and support 31 million jobs. This value has been increasing exponentially over the past 50 years…

The Guardian - UK

Human activity is powering ‘a new industrial revolution’ at sea, say experts

Researchers using AI and satellite imagery find 75% of industrial fishing is not being publicly tracked, while wind turbines now outnumber oil platforms

Total Film

George Clooney teases upcoming reunion with Brad Pitt in Wolfs: "It feels like an R-rated Ocean's film"

Exclusive: George Clooney chats with Total Film about his upcoming action-thriller with Brad Pitt

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