Tag: Oceanography

EXPLAINER: Surfing, where the playing field is never level

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TOKYO — Surfing is as much skill and science as instinct and timing. That begins with learning how to read ocean swells to anticipate...

Royal Caribbean opens cruise ship to house visiting rescuers

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MIAMI — With housing options dwindling, a cruise ship will host hundreds of rescuers pouring into South Florida from across the country as the...

As the Titanic decays, expedition will monitor deterioration

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The Titanic is disappearing. The iconic ocean liner that was sunk by an iceberg is now slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria: holes pervade the...

Another mild algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer

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TOLEDO, Ohio — The toxic blob of algae that turns western Lake Erie a ghastly shade of green each summer and threatens drinking water...

UK pushes on with talks to join Pacific trade partnership

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LONDON — The U.K. launched negotiations Tuesday to join a trade partnership in and around the Pacific Ocean, as it explores new opportunities around...

Rescued sea turtles: some to be released, some still sick

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NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi Aquarium plans to release seven endangered sea turtles this week, but other institutions in New Orleans and Mississippi are...

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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. ...

AI-powered Mayflower, beset with glitch, returns to England

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PLYMOUTH, England — The Mayflower had a few false starts before its trailblazing sea voyage to America more than 400 years ago. Now, its...

Weird ‘living fossil’ fish lives 100 years, pregnant for 5

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The coelacanth — a giant weird fish still around from dinosaur times — can live for 100 years, a new study found. ...

Robotic ship sets off to retrace the Mayflower’s journey

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LONDON — Four centuries and one year after the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, on a historic sea journey to America, another trailblazing vessel...