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What’s Hiding at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench?
The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, has long captivated scientists and explorers alike. Located in ...
Amazing photos of extraordinary places you'll never see in person
Located in the far reaches of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Labrador Peninsula, Torngat Mountains National Park is one of ...
Remote cave discovery shows ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300 km of Pacific Ocean
In a new study published today in Science Advances, my colleagues and I have uncovered the earliest evidence of rice in the ...
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China steps up deep-sea science role with UN-backed oceans exploration project
The multi-country initiative, spearheaded by the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was selected earlier this month for inclusion in the UN Decade ...
Cave Discovery Shows Voyagers Brought Rice Past 2,300Km Of Pacific Ocean
The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300 kilometres of open ocean from the Philippines ...
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The origins of ocean 'dead zones' - Boston College
The team examined the chemical composition of ocean sediments near today’s largest ocean dead zone, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The team obtained sediment samples—the “history books” of ...