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Teen Scientist Wins $10,000 for Figuring Out Why Green Sea Turtles Are...

The teen scientist spent nearly three years chasing down a link between Hawaii’s cesspools and the tumors growing on green sea turtles. Photo: Texas Sea Life Center During the pandemic, a teen...

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Potentially New Species of Coral Discovered in the Freezing Arctic Ocean

The potentially new species of coral was found living on the stalk of sea plant. Image: Screenshot//YouTube A unique coral was discovered in the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean, and researchers...

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An Iceberg the Size of Milwaukee Just Broke Off In Antarctica

An animation of the shelf going off on its own. Image: X On the morning of May 20, something big happened. Literally, very big. A chunk of the Brunt Ice Shelf broke off — but not just any little chunk....

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Massachusetts Town Doubles Down on Sand Dunes Washed Away by Storm

Salisbury, Massachusetts is doubling down on the protective sand dunes that were washed away in March. Photo: Salisbury Beach Citizens for Change//Facebook Salisbury Beach is the unlucky Massachusetts...

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The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Melting at an Alarming Rate and Shows No Sign of...

The Doomsday Glacier is in rough shape, and it’s not called the Doomsday Glacier for nothing. Photo: NASA/Wikimedia Commons Unless you’ve been living under a rock with your eyes squeezed shut and your...

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Rare Glowing Deep-Sea Squid Attacks Research Camera

Taningia danae, seen attacking a research camera. Photo: UWA/Inkfish // YouTube Scientists recently managed to capture extremely rare footage of a bioluminescent deep-sea squid when it attacked a...

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Researchers Are Using Cryopreservation to Save Coral Reefs

In order to save coral reefs, researchers are using cryopreservation in hopes of saving them in the future. Photo: Unsplash Coral reefs are not doing well these days. We’re absolutely destroying them...

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Study Shows Juvenile White Sharks Prefer Warm, Shallow Waters Near to Shore

Earlier this year, a newborn white shark was filmed for possibly the first time ever. However, that moment of discovery only highlighted how little we actually know about juvenile great whites....

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Sungai Watch Is Cleaning Trash From Indonesian Rivers and Turning It Into...

Turning trash into treasure. Sungai Watch is up-cycling with Sungai Designs. Trash mountains, flaming horizons and vacated homes. Since viral footage of Bali’s landfill fires, the only viable option is...

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The Amount of Trash at the Bottom of the Deep Sea Will Shock You

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) found trash at the bottom of the deep sea. They were piloting a remotely operated submarine as part of their research miles beneath...

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Santa Cruz Surfers Oppose Petition For Marine Protected Area at Pleasure Point

Fishing is at the heart of the opposition. Photo: The Inertia archives “Turning our kelp beds into a (Marine Protected Area) would be tragic, and the loss of accessibility to our community and kids...

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A ‘La Niña Watch’ Has Been Issued by the Australian Bureau Of Meteorology

A La Niña year is part of the earth’s natural cycle, but if it’s strong enough the consequences can be disastrous. Photo: Unsplash/NASA Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology issued an official “La Niña...

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14,000-Gallon Sewage Spill Shuts Down Venice Beaches

L.A. County Beaches are closed after a sewage spill spiked bacterial levels. Photo: Unsplash The ocean is closed off Dockweiler Beach and in Venice after a sewage spill leaked thousands of gallons of...

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Japanese Commercial Whalers Can Now Hunt Fin Whales

The fin whale is listed as “vulnerable to extinction,” but Japan is allowing whalers to hunt them. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Fin whales aren’t doing so well, population-wise. They’re on the list of...

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Hundreds of Thousands of Fish Die in Vietnam After Intense Heatwave

Hundreds of thousands of dead fish are causing quite the stink in Vietnam. Photo: Screenshot//AFP Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a 300-acre reservoir in Vietnam. The mass die off was caused...

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Two Teens Turn Themselves in After Boca Bash Littering Footage Goes Viral

Video caught the culprits dumping trash cans of garbage into the sea. Photo: Screenshot//Wavy Boats Weeks after a video of a group of boaters at the Boca Bash dumping trash into the ocean off Boca...

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Study Declares California’s 2023 Winter a ‘Freak Event’

Damn. Photo: Christian Pondella//Mammoth Mountain Many factors contributed to the West Coast of the U.S. witnessing a wild and intense winter that ended in April of 2023. California’s snowpack was...

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Tim McKenna Releases Photographs of Teahupo’o Reef After Olympic Judging...

Photo: Tim McKenna Photographer Tim McKenna was one of the first sources to give the world a look at Teahupo’o’s new judging tower last month — the “scaled-down” version of the original plan to erect...

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Florida Boaters Caught on Video Dumping Trash Directly Into the Ocean

 A group of Florida boaters were caught on camera dumping bins of trash directly into the water in Florida. According to reports, it appears that the incident occurred during the Boca Bash on Sunday,...

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$20,000 Reward Offered After a Dolphin Was Shot to Death In Louisiana

Stranded juvenile bottlenose dolphin. Photo: Audubon Aquarium Rescue After a young dolphin was found riddled with bullets on a beach in Louisiana, authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for...

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