Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260326075603.htm

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Ocean species are disappearing before scientists can even find them

Species are vanishing faster than ever, and many are disappearing before scientists even know they exist. Now, an international team is racing against time to uncover hidden life beneath the waves by building a massive open-access genomic database of European marine worms. These tiny but vital creatures help keep ocean ecosystems running—recycling nutrients, mixing sediments, and signaling pollution.

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Hull from atop Fort Revere by Adam Gladstone

Hull from atop Fort Revere by Adam Gladstone

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NE PUERTO RICO - 170 NM NNE of San Juan, PR

It's cloudy. It's 77ºF/25ºC.
Station: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=41043
Location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=21.09&mlon=-64.864&zoom=2
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24 New Species Including a New Family of Amphipods Identified in Deep Sea Survey

The expedition uncovered a new family and even a new superfamily Mirabestioidea, revealing completely new evolutionary branches,

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Oceanside Pier at dawn 📸💗

I keep coming back to that contrast of warm light against cool blue.

Link to image, Fine Art Prints | Wall Art: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/golden-pier-glow-oceanside-pier-dawn-joseph-s-giacalone.html

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A scenic stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in northern California. My budget rental car just below. Morning fog still burning off over the Pacific and the immediate seacoast. March 1984.

#hiking #photography #landscapephotography #nature #California #ocean #seacoast #Pacific

LUKE OFFSHORE TEST PLATFORM - 63 NM South of Dauphin Island, AL

The weather is clear. It's 76ºF/25ºC.
Station: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42040
Location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.207&mlon=-88.237&zoom=2
#sea #ocean #water #webcam