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Big Microplastic Survey. Layal?s Citizen Science Maker for 18th Feb. Photos from Layla's survey.

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Help to create a global map of ocean microplastic pollution

You can contribute to a worldwide map of ocean microplastic pollution by conducting a scientific survey on your local beach, says Layal Liverpool

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common starfish, common European seastar (Asterias rubens), at an underwater plant, view from above - Image ID: 2M0FA0C (RM)

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Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

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Drilling vessel in port

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Time is running out for countries to agree rules on deep-sea mining

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Marine sciences must cast off an imperial legacy of ocean exploitation

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Marine sciences must cast off an imperial legacy of ocean exploitation

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A razorbill in Italian waters

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Hundreds of razorbills have been turning up far from home in Italy

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Bacteria seen with an electron microscope

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Microfibres that pollute the seas are floating homes for bacteria

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In open, blue ocean water, a tuna fish (at left) rubs the back half of its body against the tail of a shark, facing the camera at center

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Tuna use sharks as back scratchers despite risk of being eaten

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An above view of the front of a container ship moving through deep, blue ocean waters on a sunny day with dry hills in the background on shore. The ship is fully loaded with colourful, truck-sized cargo containers.

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Decarbonising the shipping industry will cost more than $1 trillion

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2ATWGRR Juvenile Pollock (Pollachius virens) school within the protective fronds of kelp near Port Joli, Nova Scotia, Canada. August

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Heat-loving, oil-eating bacteria are seeping out of the seafloor

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On the left, a creamy-yellow, oblong, pill bug-like crustacean is displayed with its carapace pointed upwards. On the right, the same crustacean is shown on its back with 14 pairs of legs pointed upwards.

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Giant yellow crustacean in an aquarium turns out to be new species

A new species of creamy-yellow isopod was hiding in plain sight in Japan’s Enoshima Aquarium. It was first found in the Gulf of Mexico and mistaken for another species.

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Start-up plans 2500 artificial coral reefs to fight climate change

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Can we beat climate change by geoengineering the oceans?

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Thousands of previously undescribed viruses found by huge ocean survey

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is packed with floating life

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