oceans
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The Last Unknown Takes Viewers to Some of the Most Remote Islands on Earth
Photographer and filmmaker Ian Shive is known for documenting remote locations, and it doesn’t get much more remote than the Aleutian Islands. The chain of 2,500 islands jut off the coast of mainland Alaska and form a 1,931 kilometre arc in the Bering Sea. They are one of the most inaccessible, wild places in the…
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AI and Satellite Data Could Help End Slavery on the High Seas
Slavery is rampant on fishing vessels around the world. Just how rampant, though, is an open question, given the challenges of cataloging what happens onboard thousands of vessels that spend weeks out at a sea and move from port to port, including in countries with lax regulations.
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These Manatees Are Returning to the Ocean After Years in Captivity
After completing a rehabilitation process that has lasted years, Pepe, Lupita, and Juana are getting ready to go home. Their home isn’t like yours or mine, however: It’s in the ocean. That’s because Pepe, Lupita, and Juana are manatees, otherwise known as sea cows (and freaking adorable ones at that). They currently reside in at…
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Ocean Infrastructure Has Basically Created Cities at Sea
The oceans may seem vast and indomitable, and yet humanity has found a way to spread its influence over them. New findings show that the world’s oceans are cluttered with all other sorts of human infrastructure.