Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy

The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships.
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America’s Largest Underground Lake Is Hidden 140 Feet Below the Surface—Here’s How to Visit

While the lake is said to have been discovered in 1905 by a 13-year-old boy named Ben Sands, the surrounding caverns were used by the Cherokee, and 20,000-year-old jaguar tracks were also found there.
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In decades-old dispute, Gwich’in advocates and allies advance Arctic Refuge defense

The Gwich’in Steering Committee and conservation groups renewed litigation to block the federal oil and gas leasing program ...