Scientists find some of world's last untouched ocean ecosystems
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Azerbaijan.
Baku, November 11, AZERTACTwo remote coral atolls in the Marshall Islands, northeast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, have been found to be some of the ocean's "very last wild and healthy ecosystems," untouched by humans, Xinhua news agency reported.Bikar and Bokak, the northernmost atolls in the Marshall Islands, lie about 116 and 385 kilometers from the nearest inhabited atoll, respectively, according to a study summary on the Australian Science Media Center website on Wednesday.A scientific expedition in 2023 found extensive seabird colonies, mature native vegetation, active turtle…
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- Nov 11, 5:31 AM UTCFirst reportScientists Discover Two Remarkably Untouched Worlds Hidden in The Pacificsciencealert.com ↗
- Nov 11, 9:16 AM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisScientists find some of world's last untouched ocean ecosystemsazertag.az ↗
- Nov 11, 12:55 PM UTC+7 hScientists find two 'wild and untouched' worlds hidden in the Pacificdailymail.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 12:55 PM UTC · +7 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the same discovery of two untouched Pacific ocean ecosystems, and neither states facts that conflict with Report 1.
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