Retiring on a cruise ship: Life at sea starts at $50,000 a year — with a catch

Some retirees are trading assisted living facilities for full-time life on cruise ships, but the lifestyle comes with both ...
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Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years

An expedition off the coast of Massachusetts has confirmed the existence of a freshwater reservoir beneath the seafloor. Now, ...
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Penguins draw worldwide fascination as populations face a sharp decline

The world may be obsessed with penguins for their tuxedo looks and unmistakable charm, but today’s celebration of Penguin ...

Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline—and the Pacific is in the crosshairs

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing ...
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A journey deep below the ocean

A submarine descends 500 meters below the ocean surface, revealing darkness, pressure, and deep sea conditions. The video explores what changes as depth increases and how submarines operate in extreme ...
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Company Discovers Hundreds of New Deep Sea Creatures While Figuring Out How to Mine Their Home

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...
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Deep sea mining test uncovered multiple new species

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers completing one of the largest impact studies on the ...
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Ocean Infinity to resume deep-sea search for missing MH370 jet on 30 December

Malaysia will relaunch the underwater search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on 30 December, more than 11 years after the aircraft vanished. The Malaysian transport ministry said on Wednesday that ...
The Conversation

The deep sea and the Arctic must be included in efforts to tackle climate change

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
Science Daily

Deep-sea mining starves life in the ocean’s twilight zone

Scientists have discovered that deep-sea mining plumes can strip vital nutrition from the ocean’s twilight zone, replacing natural food with nutrient-poor sediment. The resulting “junk food” effect ...
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Deep-sea mining waste threatens life and foodwebs in the ocean's dim 'twilight zone,' first study of its kind finds

A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Mānoa published in Nature Communications is the first of its kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in ...
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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean

Researchers have discovered 30 previously unknown deep-sea species in the remote ocean surrounding Antarctica, they announced last week—an achievement highlighting just how little humanity knows about ...