Earth Has Five Oceans Now, But Also Just One Ocean, It’s Complicated

The National Geographic Society has recognized a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, on earth. How the oceans got their names - and why we don't think of them as one big ocean, which is what it is - is a long and fascinating story. Plus: a designer in South Korea has invented a "third eye" to warn people looking at their phones while walking before they collide with someone or something (or, maybe, to get them to look up more often). 

How many oceans are there? (NOAA)

Dividing the Ocean Sea by Martin W. Lewis (Geographical Review via JSTOR) 

National Geographic recognizes new, 5th ocean (WFLA)

A Wearable Robotic Third Eye That Alerts People to Look Up From Their Phones to Avoid Obstacles (Laughing Squid)

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