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Home News The real-life SpongeBob and Patrick side by side at the Retriever Seamount. (Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration/Christopher Ma)Real-life versions of cartoon best friends SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star were sitting side by side at the bottom of the sea when marine researchers spotted them. Controlling a remotely operated…

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Large and unrelenting wildfires in the western United States and southern Canada are producing so much smoke that even the East Coast is feeling the effects. These conditions can be a health risk. As smoke descended on Boston for a second time Monday, air quality conditions in parts of the…

by Don Graves and Rick Spinrad — July 21, 2021 Credit: SpaceNews illustration The United States has long been a leader in space and will continue to do so. This is why in his first 100 days in office, President Biden renewed the National Space Council, which is led by…

High tide flooding hit record levels in the US last year and is only expected to get worse, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Coastal communities experienced twice as many days with high tide flooding last year than they did 20 years ago.…

The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain why it got this bad. The West is going through “the trifecta of an epically dry year followed by incredible heat the last two…

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The latest episode of the DeeperBlue Podcast is now available. Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  This first episode is packed full of diving news, interviews, top tips, and an epic best dive ever from you, our listeners. In this episode: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and…

A series of cleanup expeditions to the Katmai National Park in Alaska have been announced. The effort is a collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program and the Ocean Plastics Recovery Project. The expeditions will be the most extensive marine debris cleanup efforts conducted in Katmai…

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently shined a light on the impact of Marine debris on the lives of people. Sadly, it’s not only sea birds, seals, and polar bears that suffer from marine debris. Human lives and livelihoods can also be adversely impacted and, in some cases,…