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Shallow-water mining projects are already underway in Namibia and Indonesia, and projects have been proposed in Mexico, New Zealand, and Sweden, but the effects of these projects haven't been fully investigated. Scientists publishing on…

An area off Nova Scotia's coast nearly four times the size of Cape Breton was declared a marine refuge by Canada on Wednesday — World Oceans Day.Eastern Canyons Marine Refuge is a 44,000 square kilometre swath of ocean running from the edge…

Nearly 12 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists are still examining the potential health effects on workers and volunteers who experienced oil-related exposures. To help shape future prevention efforts, one West Virginia…

Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and other human maladies. But the cone snails'…