Life
Why icy moons like Europa are our best bet for finding alien life
Vast oceans within the moons of Jupiter and Saturn could be hidden hotspots for life. NASA astrobiologist Kevin Hand reveals his plans to find it
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Environment
There might not be as many microplastic fibres in oceans as we feared
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Environment
We may have missed half the microplastics in the ocean
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Environment
Ocean currents are sweeping microplastics into the deep sea
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Life
Sharks are easier to catch in cooler waters, and we have no idea why
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Life
Millions of hairy tarantula skins could be used to mop up oil spills
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Humans
Sci-fi podcast Down asks what’s really in the deepest holes on Earth
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Environment
The seabed is sinking under the weight of water from melting ice caps
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Life
Albatrosses strapped with sensors help spy on illegal fishing boats
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Marine heatwave known as ‘the blob’ killed a million US seabirds
A million seabirds that died along the US west coast between 2015 and 2016 were likely the victims of an unprecedented marine heatwave in the Pacific called "the Blob"
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Antarctica’s doomsday glacier is melting. Can we save it in time?
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Earth
Wallace & Gromit’s creators make new animation to try to save the seas
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Environment
Exploring the deep ocean and the surprising creatures that live there
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Environment
The problem with plastic – and how science can solve it
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