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This Island Has the Most Beautiful Airport Landing in the World—and the Runway Starts in the Ocean

A new study has identified the most beautiful airport landings across the globe. The study's authors used eye-tracking technology on…

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Colossal squid filmed in deep ocean for the first time ever

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 In the darkness of the South Atlantic Ocean, researchers captured for the first time…

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Why Honda built an off-roading course in the middle of the ocean 

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Puerto Rico is a stunningly beautiful island dotted with rain forests and rich biodiversity.…

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Mapping mercury contamination in penguins of the Southern Ocean

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson pennedSilent Spring, alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT,…

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Kilauea volcano’s ash prompted largest open ocean phytoplankton bloom

When the KÄ«lauea Volcano erupted in May 2018, an enormous amount of ash was released into the atmosphere in a…

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Riding the AI wave toward rapid, precise ocean simulations

AI has created a sea change in society; now, it is setting its sights on the sea itself. Researchers at…

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Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast, US

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean — between Antarctica and other continents — will eventually release heat absorbed from…

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Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling

Global climate models predict that the ocean around Antarctica should be warming, but in reality, those waters have cooled over…

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Malaysia approves a new search for MH370 wreckage in the Indian Ocean : NPR

Jiang Hui, whose mother was on the missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, wears a shirt “Remembering 239 Lives, MH370”…

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After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record

About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic journey. This lofty band of reptiles traveled…

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