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‘We can’t carry on’: the godfather of microplastics on how to stop them

As a UN summit in Nairobi debates a treaty on plastic pollution, Richard Thompson, the biologist who first identified microplastics 30 years ago, explains why ocean cleanups and biodegradables will not solve a global crisis

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Scientists sail to study world's strongest current

Scientists aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator will study the flow of warm waters through the current surrounding Antarctica.

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Australia offers refuge to Tuvaluans as rising sea levels threaten Pacific archipelago

As sea levels continue to rise due to global warming, Tuvalu, a small archipelago in the Pacific, is seeing its territory disappear underwater, threatening the survival of its more than 11,000 inhabitants. A new treaty with Australia, however, will soon allow Tuvaluans to move to the largest country in Oceania,…

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New island that emerged from the ocean off Japan is now visible from space

A newly-formed island off the coast of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean was spotted in satellite images after it emerged during an underwater volcanic eruption at the end of October.

LiveScience

Inside the hunt for the Gilgo Beach serial killer

More than a decade after 11 bodies were found dumped in Long Beach, Manhattan-based architect Rex Heuermann was arrested for the murders of three of the women. What happened to the victims who were murdered and how did police find the man they believe to be responsible? Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

El Niño could unleash several '10-year flood events' this winter in cities such as Seattle and San Diego

Climate change and rising sea levels could cause similar floods along the West Coast each year without El Niño by the 2030s, NASA warns.

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Ranking — and grading — every sorta-mid Sonic Hard Seltzer flavor

Sonic's seltzers are mostly average. Even Ocean Water and cherry limeade.

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Inside the ‘holy grail’ shipwreck being pulled up from the ocean

A race is underway to recover the shipwreck, with questions pending over who will claim its treasure, writes Martha McHardy

The Independent UK

Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?

Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years ago. About 60 million years later a “giant impact” collision between the infant Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia created the Moon.

The Conversation

Here be nodules: will deep-sea mineral riches divide the Pacific family?

Members of the Pacific Islands Forums are weighing the economic potential of sea floor mining against possible harm to ocean ecosystems

The Guardian - AU

What we know about the ‘holy grail’ shipwreck set to be recovered from the ocean

A race is underway to recover the shipwreck, with questions pending over who will claim its treasure, writes Martha McHardy

The Independent UK

Microplastic-eating plankton may be worsening crisis in oceans, say scientists

Rotifers could be accelerating risk by splitting particles into thousands of potentially more dangerous nanoplastics

The Guardian - UK

CII session on amendments in GST on Friday

CII Mysuru hosts session on “Latest Trends & Amendments in GST”, providing valuable insights into topics such as IT hardware imports, PLI Scheme, MFN clause in DTAAs, GST rates, ocean freight & export remittances. Resource speakers Prashant Acharya, Shashanka R. Buduguntae & Showri Rajan to address. Industry professionals invited to…

The Hindu

Adam Scott hoping to ride the Atlantic Ocean waves to win at Butterfield Bermuda Championship

It’s been a decade since Adam Scott shot a then-course-record 64 to win at Port Royal Golf Course.

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A sea change for Auckland’s event schedule

The council-controlled organisation in charge of events in Auckland hopes to make waves with a new yearly month-long ocean festival, reports Matthew Scott

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Underwater volcanic eruption gives birth to new island in the Pacific

A volcanic eruption off the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on Oct. 30 led to the formation of a new 330-foot-wide island just north of the explosion site.

The Guardian - UK

Discovered in the deep: the ancient plankton that fill a major evolutionary gap

First found in rocks on a logging trail in Canada, the 500-million-year-old microfossils are believed to be forerunners of the algae

The Hindu

Time to focus on maritime trade is now: Admiral Arun Prakash

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retired) spoke at the H. K. Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, on the Deccan's maritime history and India's evolution as a maritime power. He discussed the impact of European navies and their superior technology, and the need to reconsider the Regional Comprehensive…

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Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city

Acapulco wasn’t prepared when Hurricane Otis struck as a powerful Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, 2023. The short notice as the storm rapidly intensified over the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only problem – the Mexican resort city’s buildings weren’t designed to handle anything close to Otis’ 165 mph winds.

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NZ should rethink stance on Japan’s nuclear wastewater

Regional leaders meet at the Pacific Islands Forum this week in Rarotonga, but New Zealand has let them down with our response to Japan's dumping of nuclear wastewater in the ocean, writes Karly Burch

The Conversation

How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to monitor and study earthquakes.

The Hindu

Kufos researchers brave extreme Arctic conditions in quest for new findings

KUFOS researchers from Kochi are swapping warm climes for Arctic research. Four have already made it to the list of Arctic explorers. All are from the same lab and focus on the Southern Ocean. Their research includes sedimentary organic compounds, micro/nano-plastics, pollutants, Arctic warming, and methane release. Resmi P. is…

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Where to play golf around Los Angeles: Golfweek’s Best 2023 public-access courses

We rank the best courses within a reasonable drive of Los Angeles.

TechRadar

Netflix’s new heist film trailer from The Italian Job director shows an action comedy set 40,000 ft in the air

What if Ocean's Eleven was in the air? If this film is as good as the trailer looks, this is going to be a high-octane hoot.

The Conversation

A cosmic ocean of shame: Jesmyn Ward's Let Us Descend confronts a history beyond the ken of storytelling

It is worth asking whether there are topics beyond the capacity of the novel. Are there subjects so immense in historical scope and in depths of human suffering that a form engineered to tackle but a bare handful of lives in sufficient detail cannot possibly accommodate them?

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