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Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding near the Cook Islands
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding on the Pacific seafloor
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
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Why the Indian Ocean, Not the Indo-Pacific, Must Anchor India’s Strategy
While New Delhi shares strategic concerns with the rest of the Quad, its Indo-Pacific approach is primarily a means to ...
Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Digging for minerals in the Pacific’s graveyard: The $20 trillion fight over who controls the seabed on Mar 26, 2025.
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The South Pacific Is the New Frontline in the Rivalry with China
A few weeks ago, commercial flights over the Tasman Sea — located between Australia and New Zealand — were forced to divert ...
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Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Sea Life In A Way No One Is Thinking About − By Dumping Debris Into The Thriving Midwater Zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet – where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This ...
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The Many Ways Scientists Are Turning Birds Into Feathered Field Assistants
From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.
Geography, politics and admin: The long road to becoming an international football team
Greenland is one of the nations hoping to become recognised on the global football stage - but the path is a difficult one ...
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Rep from American Samoa calls for opening protected Pacific waters to tuna fishing
U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of an ...
New Zealand’s record of colonial oppression of the Cook Islands
The New Zealand ruling elite depicts itself as a benevolent colonial ruler defending the Cook Islands from the alleged ...
Less mapped than the Moon: Quest to reveal the seabed
It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...
Map Shows Chinese Navy Encircling US Ally in New Show of Force
A new Newsweek map shows how the Chinese navy completed a circumnavigation of Australia, a key United States ally in the South Pacific Ocean, in about a month. The Chinese military did not immediately ...