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Ocean Dead Zones Could Approach Mass Extinction Levels
Discovery News - Sun Jan 25, 2009
The future of Earth's oceans is beginning to look a lot like a mass extinction, according to new research. More»

Massive waves a mystery at Maine harbor
Boston Globe - Mon Nov 3, 2008
Dockworker Marcy Ingall saw a giant wave in the distance last Tuesday afternoon and stopped in her tracks. More»

Navy says sub leaked radiation since 2006
CNN - Wed Aug 6, 2008
A US Navy submarine leaked trace amounts of radioactive water for two years as it made port calls in Japan and other Asian nations, the Navy said Thursday. More»

US judge overturns whale-protecting ban on sonar
AFP - Sat Sep 1, 2007
WASHINGTON - An appeals court overturned Friday a ban on the US navy's use of sonar in upcoming training exercises off California that was aimed at protecting whales disturbed by the subsea emissions. More»

European Diplomats destroy Egypt whale fossil
Associated Press - Sun Aug 26, 2007
CAIRO - European diplomats in four-wheel drive cars have caused millions of dollars worth of damage to a fossilised whale lying for millions of years in the Egyptian desert, a security source said on Sunday. More»

Crystals 'helped Viking sailors'
BBC - Wed Feb 7, 2007
Vikings may have used a special crystal called a sunstone to help navigate the seas even when the sun was obscured by fog or cloud, a study has suggested. More»

'Only 50 years left' for sea fish
BBC - Wed Nov 1, 2006
There will be virtually nothing left to fish from the seas by the middle of the century if current trends continue, according to a major scientific study. More»

US 'plans stealth shark spies'
BBC - Wed Mar 1, 2006
Pentagon scientists are planning to turn sharks into "stealth spies" capable of tracking vessels undetected, a British magazine has reported. More»

Whales Found to Speak in Dialects
LiveScience.com - Tue Jan 3, 2006
Some whale species sing in different dialects depending on where they're from, a new study shows. More»

"Milky Seas" Detected from Space
BBC - Mon Sep 26, 2005
Mariners over the centuries have reported surreal, nocturnal displays of glowing sea surfaces stretching outwards to the horizon. More»

Armed and dangerous - Flipper the firing dolphin let loose by Katrina
The Observer UK - Mon Sep 26, 2005
It may be the oddest tale to emerge from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico. More»

Fluorescent Shark Caught on Film
National Geographic News - Sat Sep 10, 2005
Science never sleeps, even when facing down a hurricane. More»

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