Ocean microplastics can drift for years or sink rapidly: Analysis reveals two distinct pathways

Publishing in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, researchers at Kyushu University report that they have ...
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Diving into the abyss: What lies in the ocean's depths?

As the search intensifies for the submersible that lost contact with its mother ship on Sunday as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic, many are wondering how deep the ocean is and what exactly ...
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How deep is the Titanic and how does it compare to the deep sea?

Debris from the Titan, the submersible that disappeared on an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, was found nearby the ship, which sits on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic is a ...
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What we know about the ocean’s depths — and why it’s so risky to explore it

We're not far from where the expedition launched on Sunday. It was an hour and 45 minutes into the dive that the vessel lost contact with its mother ship. It's been lost and silent since then. Now, ** ...
Texas Monthly

Mapping the Mysteries—And the Dangers—of the Ocean Depths

Squinting against the sunlight, a team of three engineers leaned over from a floating dock on Lake Travis to pull a side panel off a blue-and-orange submersible named Abraham. After removing a ...
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Shaped by Water: Ocean Depths Home to More Diverse Shapes of Fishes

The snipe eel (right) and anglerfish illustrate the extremes of body shapes in deep ocean fishes. (Images from Scripps Institute of Oceanography via Oceana.org) The deep ocean is home to many strange ...