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When people picture what controls Earth's climate, they tend to look up, at the atmosphere, the greenhouse gases, the weather. But the more powerful regulator lies below. The ocean is the planet's climate engine and its…
French Polynesia has expanded its fully protected marine waters by an additional 520,000 square kilometres, bringing approximately 1.4 million square kilometres, equivalent to 30 percent of its exclusive economic zone, u…
Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 square kilometres of coral reefs capable of surviving and recovering from climate change, three times more than previously estimated, according to new research based on an analys…
Coral reefs are often called the rainforests of the sea, and the comparison is earned: they are among the most crowded, colorful, and productive places in the entire ocean. What surprises most people is who builds them.…
Anyone who has swallowed a mouthful of seawater knows the ocean is salty. What is less obvious is why. The water that fills the sea began as rain, and rain is fresh. So where did all the salt come from, and why does the…
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