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Vanuatu

Tribe that worships Prince Philip to mark death with ritual wailing

The group, based in villages on the island of Tanna in the former Anglo-French colony, revered Philip and believed him to be a reincarnation of an ancient warrior who left the island to fight a war.

Nature

Why kelp forests are crucial in the fight against climate change

Underwater forests of kelp are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet.

Australia

Australia to kill pigeon that crossed Pacific from Oregon

A racing pigeon survived an extraordinary 13,000-kilometre Pacific Ocean crossing from the United States but authorities consider the bird a quarantine risk.

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Russian submarine test-fires four nuclear missiles in western Pacific

Russia's Vladimir Monomakh nuclear submarine test-launched four ballistic missiles on Saturday in the Sea of Okhotsk, the western Pacific Ocean, Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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How do temperature changes in the Pacific ocean shift the weather across continents?

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With better understanding of the El Niño-La Niña phenomenon and better seasonal forecasts, industries can make better choices to adapt to future fluctuations in their activities.

Russia

Environmental activists demand answers about Russian marine pollution

Environmental activists demand answers for marine pollution on the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia after several large sea animals washed ashore.

Green News

Dive into the Great Barrier Reef at Monaco’s underwater exhibition

The 360 degree immersive exhibit is a chance to discover one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Green News

Grey reef sharks have a ‘social network’ of long-term friends

And it could make finding food easier for them.

Palau

Watch: Palau becomes first nation to ban 'toxic' sunscreen

The island nation has become the first place in the world to ban sunscreen that is toxic to coral reefs. On 1 January the island also became a marine sanctuary, closing 80% of its waters to fishing.

Tonga

Volcano sinks Pacific island — then forms a new one

Satellite images show the moment the original island is destroyed.

Australia

How a volcano could help Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A giant sheet of floating pumice rock is drifting towards Australia, carrying along with it new marine life that scientists say could help repair the Great Barrier Reef’s corals.

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Large pod of over 100 dolphins surrounds boat in California

A large pod of dolphins was spotted off the coast of southern California on Sunday.

Green News

Deepest ever dive made by man into the Mariana trench unearths plastic

One man reached the deepest point in the ocean, only to find litter and sweet wrappers.

World News

Deepest-ever dive finds plastic at bottom of Mariana Trench

Deepest-ever dive finds plastic at bottom of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

Switzerland

Euroviews. Davos ‘elite’ still pretending we have time to fix the climate crisis | View

The Davos ‘elite’ are still pretending we have time to fix the climate crisis. We don’t. We have already entered into a new phase of climate change, one in which the impacts are coming faster and more intensively and we have to act immediately to avoid an even more catastrophic disaster.

World News

Ocean Cleanup begins in Pacific

Aim is to remove 90 per cent of plastics by 2040

Australia

Watch: Humpback whale rescued from shark net

The whale was rescued off the coast of Queensland after it became entangled in shark nets.

Belgium

Five tonnes of plastic waste from the sea is transformed into a whale

Five tons of plastic waste has been pulled from seawater and transformed into the Bruges Whale, a gigantic sculpture that highlights the staggering amount of waste floating in our oceans.

USA

Kilauea lava streams into Pacific Ocean

Geologists say the volcano has now entered a "steady state" of eruption