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Have you ever seen a cargo ship or yacht changing shape or floating in the air above the horizon line? The fascinating illusion is called Fata Morgana.
Millions of tiny plastic pellets are washing up on the shores of northern Spain and Portugal after the merchant ship Toconao lost six containers in the Atlantic Ocean off the Iberian Peninsula.
Humans live below sea level. But underneath the water that covers our planet, there's an impressive geomorphology comprised of trenches and abysses, ridges and canyons.
If there's one thing that we can easily visualize quickly, it is waves. They move, morph, and break. We can see, hear, and touch them.
Beneath the sun-drenched surface of the world's oceans, amidst the vibrant kaleidoscope of marine life, lies a hidden kingdom - the coral reef.
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The number of seaside communities whose beaches are losing sand is growing exponentially. What are the explanations for coastal erosion, and what can be done to mitigate its devastating impact?
Welcome to the Drake Passage, the world's most dangerous sea route, home to 65-foot-plus waves. Here's why the 620-mile stretch between Cape Horn and Antarctica is treacherous and has become the ultimate extreme sailing adventure.
There is a place on Earth where the difference between low and high tide reaches 53.6 feet (16.3 meters). It's the Bay of Fundy in Canada. You've got to see it to believe it.
A fourth global coral bleaching wave is sweeping the world's oceans.