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2 New Sea Spider Species Found in Canada's Salish Sea
Science

2 New Sea Spider Species Found in Canada's Salish Sea

UBC researchers found two sea spiders never recorded in the region in over a century — one grooms itself, the other hosts an ecosystem of parasites.

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Scientists Discover 1,121 New Marine Species in One Year
Science

Scientists Discover 1,121 New Marine Species in One Year

A global alliance of scientists catalogued 1,121 previously unknown ocean species in a single year — a ghost shark, glass-dwelling worms, and more.

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Offshore Wind Turbines Are Now Reefs for 11,500 Fish
Technology

Offshore Wind Turbines Are Now Reefs for 11,500 Fish

Divers counted 97 fish species thriving around wind turbine foundations off Taiwan, while 54 new foundations off New York are building a matching reef.

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Bluefin Tuna Return to English Waters After 60 Years
Human Achievements

Bluefin Tuna Return to English Waters After 60 Years

Atlantic bluefin tuna have been spotted off northeast England for the first time since the 1960s — a joyful sign that North Sea ecosystems are recovering.

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'Pink Zebra' Seaweed Confirmed New Species After 40 Years
Human Achievements

'Pink Zebra' Seaweed Confirmed New Species After 40 Years

A UK marine botanist confirmed a mysterious pink-striped seaweed as a new species — 40 years after first spotting it in a Cornish maerl bed and never being able to pin it down.

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149 New Marine Species Discovered Off Christmas and Cocos Islands
News

149 New Marine Species Discovered Off Christmas and Cocos Islands

Scientists aboard the RV Investigator catalogued sea stars, worms, sea cucumbers and one fish at nearly 5,000 metres deep — all new to science.

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Humpback Whale Travels 15,100 km — A New Migration World Record
Science

Humpback Whale Travels 15,100 km — A New Migration World Record

A single whale, photographed 22 years apart in Brazil and Australia, has set the longest documented humpback journey in history — a 15,100 km swim across two oceans.

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