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Endangered Sea Lions Help Map Ocean Floor

NFK Editors — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:30:20 +0000

Australian scientists have come up with a clever way to study hard-to-reach areas of the sea floor: they attached cameras to sea lions. The resulting videos have given scientists new information about the endangered sea lions, and also about the sea floor.

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Scientists Find ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Sea Floor

NFK Editors — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 06:30:02 +0000

Scientists have discovered a surprising new source of oxygen in the ocean. They believe that special rocks on the sea floor may act like batteries, creating oxygen from salt water. The discovery raises new questions about the effects of deep-sea mining.

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“Dr. Deep Sea” Lives Underwater for 100 Days

NFK Editors — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:30:32 +0000

Dr. Joseph Dituri, also known as "Dr. Deep Sea", has just finished an amazing adventure. For 100 days, the University of South Florida teacher lived in a small room underwater. He set a new world record, beating the old record of 73 days.

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World’s Largest Plant is a 4,500-Year-Old Sea Grass

NFK Editors — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:30:52 +0000

Scientists have discovered what they believe is the world's largest plant, an underwater field of sea grass that stretches for 112 miles (180 kilometers) off the west coast of Australia. The sea grass plant is believed to be around 4,500 years old.

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Polar Explorer’s Ship Found After Over 100 Years

NFK Editors — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:30:28 +0000

Over a hundred years after it sank near Antarctica, the ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton has been found. The ship, called 'Endurance', sank after it got trapped in the ice in the Weddell Sea in 1915. Now it has been found using underwater robots.

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Europe’s First Underwater Restaurant Opens

NFK Editors — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:30:52 +0000

Europe's first underwater restaurant has recently opened in Norway. The restaurant offers visitors the chance to eat seafood while looking out at life under the ocean.

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