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The High Seas Treaty has reached more than 100 parties, after Germany, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Canada, Australia and Brunei Darussalam deposited their instruments of ratification at the UN General Assembly this week – a milestone that arrives almost exactly a year after the Treaty crossed the 60-ratification threshold needed for it to enter into force. The Treaty officially came into force on 17 January 2026, following nearly two decades of discussion and negotiation. It delivers the world’s first comprehensive legal framework to protect ocean life across the High Seas – an area covering nearly half the planet’s surface – and offers a critical tool in addressing the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. With the first Conference of the Parties (COP1) scheduled for January 2027, the Treaty now enters a new phase: implementation. COP1’s priority will be agreeing the institutional setup and operating rules needed for the Treaty’s long-term success, marking a shift toward the goal it was agreed to achieve in the first place – the urgent protection of ocean life on the High Seas. Central to this will be establishing highly and fully protected Marine Protected Areas and setting rigorous standards for environmental impact...

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The tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate our appreciation of harmony, new research shows. The findings challenge centuries of