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The Ocean’s Mysteries—and Marvels—Are About to Reach New Depths
Advancements in science will bring unprecedented lens into the complexities of the ocean, and a renewed call for humans to protect it.
Two of the most famous photographs of all time stamped that indelibly on our minds: Earthrise(1968) and The Blue Marble(1972), both taken during the Apollo missions to the moon. The ocean is an engine driven by sunlight, one that shifts and swirls as it carries energy, nutrients, and life around the planet in intricate patterns both large and small. It’s not a coincidence that Iceland happens to have rich fishing grounds, or that Britain is randomly warmer than Canada at the same latitude, or that luck of the draw means that the North Sea is green rather than blue.
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