The deep ocean: plunging to new depths to discover the largest migration on Earth

The deep ocean makes up 95% of habitable Earth, yet only 0.0001% has been explored. The Guardian joined a mission off Bermuda that is looking to unlock the secrets of the deep.

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Check Out How the Different Levels of Light Pollution Screws Us From Seeing Stars

It’s obvious to anyone with eyeballs that there ain’t no damn stars in the city, while there are about a gazillion and one out in the countryside. But what do the various gradations of light pollution actually look like? Sriram Muralipointed his camera to the night sky to show you the progression of light pollution and when it starts screwing us from seeing stars.

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The Succulent Science of Pressure Cooking

A WISE MAN once said, “Pressure: Pushing down on me,pressing down on you.” The point being, pressure sucks—that is, unless you’re cooking with pressure. Because while pressure cooking might seem terrifying, in the sense that it’s a great way to vaporize food and half your kitchen, if you do it right, it’s also a great way to prepare food with incredible speed. Why? Because physics, that’s why.

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