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Hey, look what's down there...

For some perspective, the Mariana Trench , a 2500 kilometer-long gash along the floor of the South Pacific, is as deep as Mount Everest is tall. Recently, oceanographers from the University of New...

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"Underwater Wilderness" Areas

EarthTalk E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk :I heard the term underwater wilderness recently. What does it refer to? -- Melissa Cook, via e-mail Underwater wilderness is a term sometimes...

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Just How Big Are The Eyes Of A Giant Squid?

Giant and colossal squids can be more than 40 feet long, if you measure all the way out to the tip of their two long feeding tentacles. But it's their eyes that are truly huge — the size of...

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Biological Stowaways: Deadly Ballast Water

Thirty years ago, a North American ship dumped ballast water containing comb jellyfish into the black sea and triggered a catastrophic decline in marine life. A decade later, discharged ballast...

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The "All One Ocean" Campaign

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk : What is the “All One Ocean” campaign? --Bill O’Neill, Los Angeles, CA

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Sea Level Rises Not Letting Up Anytime Soon

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk : Hurricane Sandy brought more sea water onto shorelines than I’d ever witnessed before and many communities near where I live are now being...

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Attack Of The Jellyfish!

In early October, one of the largest nuclear reactors in the world was forced to shut down after a swarm of jellyfish flooded and clogged its water cooling pipes. The bloom of jellyfish that devastated...

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7.28.14:The Fuel Walk, The Power Of Whale Poo, And The Biggest Company You've...

The oil boom is on in McKenzie county, North Dakota. More than 4000 wells have been drilled since 2008, and the county expects to be pumping for decades . Today, a UNH professor explains why he set out...

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8.25.14: The Climate Saving Power Of Whale Poo & China's Internet Superpower

Today, about 70 percent of the earth’s oxygen comes from marine plants. We slip beneath the surface to find out how a rebounding whale population could help spur phytoplankton growth…and slow climate...

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N.H. Officials Seek Public Input In Ocean Plan

New Hampshire citizens got a chance Monday night to weigh in on a first-of-its-kind ocean plan at a hearing in Portsmouth. Officials from across the region are working on recommendations on how to use...

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10.13.14: How Actors Create Characters & Five Billion Years Of Solitude

As the air grows colder, we leave behind the hot summer blockbusters, and move to more serious films, many of which will be vying heavily for award show attention. On today’s show we go behind the...

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5.28.15: Rediscovering The Sea, Farming Better Fish, And A Visit To An...

With the weather warming up across New England, people are heading for the coast. Today Word of Mouth hits the high seas. First we'll ponder the unfathomable push and pull of the open ocean. Then,...

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Inside The Complicated & Expensive Process Of Returning Captive Dolphins To...

All of the photography featured in the slide show are from the June issue of National Geographic magazine. You can find more photos from Tim Zimmermann's feature article, "Born to Be Wild" at National...

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6.16.15: Exploring Consciousness with an Octopus, Smart Desks, + Colin...

With a beak like a parrot, venom strong enough to dissolve flesh, and eight writhing tentacles, the octopus is among the most alien-looking of creatures. On today’s show, a naturalist explores animal...

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6.21.15: Looking for the Soul of an Octopus, Curing Stage Fright, & Fathers...

With a beak like a parrot, venom strong enough to dissolve flesh, and eight writhing tentacles, the octopus is among the most mystifying and alien of creatures. On today’s show, a naturalist reaches...

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5 Things You Might Not Know About Octopuses

The mighty octopus features heavily in science fiction stories, playing the part of creepy creature from the deep, from H.P. Lovecraft’s octopus/dragon/man hybrid Cthulhu to the mass of tentacles...

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7.30.15: The Soul of an Octopus & Music for Animals

With a beak like a parrot, venom strong enough to dissolve flesh, and eight writhing tentacles, the octopus is among the most mystifying and alien of creatures. On today’s show, a naturalist reaches...

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2.17.16: Sex in the Sea & the Secret World of Casinos

Parents have long used "the birds and the bees" to help explain how babies are made...They'd really have some explaining to do if they looked under the sea. Today, the mating rituals of lobsters, and...

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In Spring, The Ocean Can Still Be Cold And Dangerous, Coast Guard Warns

While air temperatures having been warming across New England, the Coast Guard says water temperatures remain cold and potentially dangerous.

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3.01.17: Federal Courts & Sex in the Sea

On today's show: Civics 101 takes a look at the federal court system with UNH professor Erin Corcoran "Ornithphobia" from producer Eric Winick ​ . Listen again at PRX.org . Sex in the Sea by Marah...

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