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'Flying' submarines plumb hidden depths
	09 September 2010 Two-thirds of the earth is underwater. We glide over the surface of the oceans, but we still have very little idea what is going on even a few metres down.

Narwhal 'exceptional endurance athlete'
	08 September 2010 Narwhals are the 'marathon runners' of the oceans, scientists have discovered. The Arctic-living tusked whales are exceptional endurance athletes, possessing a greater density of slow-twitch fibres in their muscles than any other marine mammal studied.

Greenpeace Activists Sentenced
	07 September 2010 Two Greenpeace activists, nicknamed the ‘Tokyo Two,’ were found guilty by a Japanese district court on Monday of stealing a box of whale meat, and have been given a one year suspended prison sentence.

Climate voyage yacht sets sail
	06 September 2010 The French yacht Tara left on Sunday on the second leg of a three-year expedition across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms that produce half our oxygen.

Phuket artificial reef a hit with divers
	05 September 2010 Officials are trumpeting the success of an artificial coral reef off Racha Yai Island, some 25 kilometers south of Phuket, that has become a hit with foreign and Thai divers.

Cousteau urges action on fishing
	04 September 2010 The son of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau has urged Australia to protect its marine environment as a way to ensure the future viability of the fishing industry.

Killer whales 'evolving rapidly'
	02 September 2010 Orcas, commonly known as killer whales, are still evolving, and quickly. Researchers have discovered that two distinct types of orca, a large and a pygmy form, are rapidly diverging, evolving away from each other.

Extensive Relict Coral Reef Found
	01 September 2010 Coral reefs are sensitive to climate change and track sea level. New observations show that an extensive coral reef existed in the southern Pacific Ocean thousands of years ago.

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