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Mississippi Delta marshes in a state of irreversible collapse, study shows

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Ocean 'breathability' key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species

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Research reveals largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth

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Scientists discover four new species of deep-sea scale worms

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Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify climate change

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Climate change could reawaken Indian Ocean El Niño

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How the Pacific's marine heat wave came back

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Dramatic decrease in cold-water plankton during the industrial era

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10 years later: What did scientists learn from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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Diet diversity: Hawkfish species coexist on coral reefs thanks to differing food preferences

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Freshwater runoff from rivers brings more carbon, nutrients to Arctic Ocean

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Coastal pollution reduces genetic diversity of corals, reef resilience

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Deep-sea worms and bacteria team up to harvest methane

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Coral tells a tale of El Niño's past

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Hidden source of carbon found on the Arctic coast

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'Sushi parasites' have increased 283-fold in past 40 years

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Microbes far beneath the seafloor rely on carbon recycling to survive

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Study reveals rapid sea level rise in 18th century along U.S. Atlantic coast

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How will billions of marine microbes adapt to climate change? A new study investigates

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Sinking seamounts make and muffle earthquakes

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Reducing nutrient pollution helps corals resist bleaching

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Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests, shape Florida Everglades

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Algae team rosters could help ID 'super corals'

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Corals in murky waters less affected by temperature stress

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Sinking of Zealandia, Earth's hidden continent, linked to forging of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'

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Giant kelp gives Southern California marine ecosystems a strong foundation

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In death of the dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid

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Oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton

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Study weighs deep-sea mining's impact on microbes

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Large 'herbivores of the sea' keep coral reefs healthy

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