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Angela Hsieh for NPR Did you know that the ocean produces approximately half of the world’s oxygen? Or that key
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Angela Hsieh for NPR Did you know that the ocean produces approximately half of the world’s oxygen? Or that key

Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, wants his firm to be the first to commercially mine the ocean floor.

CNN — A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots able to go where humans cannot, deep beneath Antarctica’s giant ice shelves. The robots’ task is to better understand how rapidly ice is melting — and how quickly that could cause catastrophic sea level rise. In March, scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion …
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In an underreported but hugely important development, the United States is now claiming a vast portion of the ocean floor, twice

CNN — Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third day in many of California’s coastal communities, where extreme conditions have forced water rescues, washed away cars and injured a handful of enthralled onlookers. The unusually large surf – often towering over 20 feet – has prompted beach closures along the California …
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