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These real life ruins offer an eerie glimpse into a world without humans. Their dark walls inspire a sense of wonder like I've never felt before.

Russia and other countries bordering the Caspian Sea say they've agreed to stop fishing black-caviar-producing sturgeon because the fish is close to extinction.

The mammal was stranded on Christmas Eve.

Available soon, for sale or rent: brand new island with sea views from the terrace, fresh fish daily and swimming pool in the resort hotel. An ideal base for 225 pioneers with £100m-plus to spare and a yearning for a new political and social system.

European researchers and large engineering groups, such as Rolls Royce, claim crewless ships would be cheaper, safer and more efficient.

The United Nations says 1998 was the Year of the Ocean, but I beg to differ. I’m fairly convinced that next year will be the year we see world leaders begin to take responsibility for the future of our ocean, and start to turn words into action.

Elizabeth Lopez maneuvered a massive steel claw over the side of a 134-foot sailboat and guided its descent through swaying kelp and schools of fish 10 miles off the coast of San Diego.

It was its odd shape that made the fossilised piece of bone stand out on the sea floor. Seasoned amateur diver Ross Wilkie hadn't seen anything like it before. So he did what any collector would do.

Scientists in Western Australia are using Twitter to warn surfers and swimmers when sharks are nearing shore.

Western Australia's 'shark management' strategy aims to reduce public anxiety over attacks

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For snow to form, there has to be stuff in the atmosphere ¬— microbes, specks of dust — for water molecules to freeze on and then form ice crystals. But in the Arctic, where the atmosphere is very clean, it can sometimes paradoxically snow for days.