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  Octopuses rewrite their own genes to survive freezing temperatures

  Popular Science - Laura Baisas

  A new study dives deeper into the amazing adaptations of the cephalopod brain. Octopuses can do it all, from their signature camouflage to chucking shells at other octopuses, but one major thing they can’t do is thermoregulate. Changes in water temperature can threaten their powerful brains due to …

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  Stewart Irvine

  

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  World Ocean Day: How much plastic is in our oceans?

  Al Jazeera - Marium Ali

  According to UNESCO, 8-10 million tonnes of plastic are released into the sea every year. On World Ocean Day, Al Jazeera visualises what that looks like. Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make single-use items such as …

• More than 5,000 new species discovered at future deep-sea mining site in Pacific Ocean
  Known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, or CCZ, the mineral-rich site stretches six million square kilometers from Mexico to Hawaii.

  

  Stewart Irvine

  

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  More than 5,000 new species discovered at future deep-sea mining site in Pacific Ocean

  wdsu.com

  To better understand the possible risks of mining, biologists sought to survey the biodiversity of a stretch between Mexico and Hawaii. Of the 5,578 …

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  Stewart Irvine

  

  Panama Grants Sea Turtles Protection Rights

  One Green Planet - Josie Fu

  The night sky on a Panamanian beach recently bore witness to an extraordinary sight. Undergraduate students carefully worked to excavate a sea turtle …

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  Stewart Irvine

  

  Why Would Orcas Band Together To Sink Boats? A Marine Biologist Explains This Unusual Behavior

  Inverse - The Conversation

  In most reported cases, orcas are biting, bending, and breaking off the rudders of sailboats. How did they learn to imitate this behavior — and …

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  Stewart Irvine

  

  Earth's deep ocean oxygen levels are declining, shows study

  phys.org - Melissa Lyne

  Antarctica is a unique landscape, full of mystery and wonder. Its environments have a huge impact on the rest of the planet—on the climate, the ocean …