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Parts of San Francisco are sinking faster than the sea is rising

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Parts of San Francisco are sinking faster than the sea is rising

Rising seas are already boosting the flood risk in places like San Francisco, but the problem is even worse than that because land is also subsiding

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icebreaker

Earth

A cracking idea: The radical way to open up frozen seas

Features

Fish called ‘sarcastic fringehead’ has a wider mouth than body

Life

Fish called ‘sarcastic fringehead’ has a wider mouth than body

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North Atlantic right whale

Earth

North Atlantic right whales didn't have a single calf this year

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Sea urchins can drill holes in solid rock with just their teeth

Life

Sea urchins can drill holes in solid rock with just their teeth

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microorganisms found in oceans

Earth

Huge underwater landslides and tsunamis may be caused by ooze

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Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm

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Expedition to uncover hidden life in mystery Antarctic realm

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Deep-sea fish lay eggs near hydrothermal vents to keep them warm

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Deep-sea fish lay eggs near hydrothermal vents to keep them warm

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Shark's open mouth

Life

Shark-free world? That's a wish that would come back to bite us

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Australia's A$60 million plan for Great Barrier Reef won't work

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Australia's A$60 million plan for Great Barrier Reef won't work

The Australian government has pledged millions of dollars in extra funding to protect the Great Barrier Reef, but none of it will go to tackling the biggest threat

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Earth

Commercial electric pulse fishing should be banned for now

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Earth

A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

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Earth

Storm waves can move boulders heavier than the Statue of Liberty

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Humans

Venice may be almost 200 years older than anyone thought

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