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Category: Oceanography

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Anchovy-lovers, your favorite pizza topping may get harder to find!

Posted on August 29, 2022June 23, 2025 by Erica Curles

Back when the Earth was warmer, a part of the ocean called the Humboldt Current used to be dominated by goby-like fish instead of the…

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    How long will plastic waste stick around in the deep sea?

    Posted on August 15, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

    Plastics are ideal for use in household and industrial products because they are strong and elastic, but these properties also make them…

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      Viruses inhabit even the deepest depths of the ocean!

      Posted on December 27, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Have you ever wondered what lies in the deepest depths of the ocean? Could there be scary sea monsters or other unknown life forms?…

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        How water shaped the Earth

        Posted on November 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Water has molded our planet into what it is today, in ways you may not have imagined! #water #waterislife

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          Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped build the first proteins?

          Posted on September 21, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…

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            What beached whales can teach us about antibiotic resistance

            Posted on September 17, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Researchers found that more than half of the bacteria collected from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines showed antimicrobial resistance…

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              Deep-sea mining impacts on diverse ocean ecosystems

              Posted on September 1, 2020June 24, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

              Sunlight does not reach the deepest parts of the ocean, but life still thrives in the darkness. Below depths of 200 meters, where sunlight…

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