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Stunning photos of the hidden world under the ocean.
Claims that global warming can be braked by dissolving huge quantities of rock in the sea to absorb carbon emissions are laden with flaws, according to a new study.
Adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes said his bid for the world’s first Antarctic winter crossing, with no option of rescue, would be a trip into the unknown despite his multiple record expeditions.
Hurricane Sandy did more than cripple New York and kill hundreds – it brought climate change out of the political closet, where some had thought it safely hidden away.
An unmanned marine robot has completed the longest journey of an autonomous vehicle, travelling 16,668km (9,000 nautical miles) across the Pacific Ocean to collect and transmit scientific data.
Tapping into our ocean wealth could not only change the face of food production for growing populations – it could also open up a new world of discovery.
From hitchhiking anemones to fungus-farming ants, here are eight examples of symbiosis in nature.
Climate change has led to a decline in severe storms along Australia’s notorious Shipwreck Coast – a graveyard for hundreds of ships during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Humans are to blame for global warming and its effects could be unstoppable for centuries to come, according to the U.N. climate change panel.