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Oxygen is disappearing from Earth’s water; this endangers marine life and human society!
Oceanic oxygen loss may seem small at 2% since 1960, but due to the ocean's vast volume, this trans…
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'Sea snot' is clogging up Turkey's coasts, suffocating marine life, and devastating fisheries
Fishing nets are bursting under the weight of a sea-snot blanket that extends about 100 feet below …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A viral TikTok video shows a sea ray appear to 'laugh' while being tickled, but an expert says it was 'suffocating to death'
The sea ray may have looked like it smiled, but an animal welfare activist said it was suffocating …
Monica Humphries
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The algae epidemic suffocating the Caribbean has hit a scary milestone - the world's largest seaweed bloom now stretches from Africa to Mexico
The bloom forms seasonally as it feeds on two sources of nutrients. The first is human-made: In the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A rare fossil preserved a squid attack from 200 million years ago — the squid ancestor viciously crushed the head of a prehistoric fish
A squid-like creature attempted to strangle a fish 200 million years ago. Both animals died during …
Aylin Woodward
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Hundreds of thousands of dead fish are washing up in New Jersey
Most of the fish that washed up are Atlantic menhaden - also known as peanut bunkers…
Clinton Nguyen
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The internet flipped out after Trump dumped a box of fish food into a koi pond with Japan's prime minister
After some reporters shared video of Trump dumping the contents of a small wooden box into the pond…
Eliza Relman
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A Giant Molasses Spill Is One Of The Worst Marine Disasters In Hawaii's History
A little sugary liquid doesn't seem like it would destroy an entire community of animals, but becau…
Jennifer Welsh
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Watch Joaquin Phoenix Drowning In Protest Against Eating Fish
The animal rights organization wanted the ad to run during next weekend's Academy Awards, but ABC r…
Christina Austin
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This high schooler won $10,000 because he saw a mysterious outbreak killing sea turtles in his Hawaii hometown and decided to do something about it
Hawaii's green sea turtles are dying from mysterious tumors. Maddux Alexander Springer spent 400 ho…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn Lapointe
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Traditional shark nets are known as 'walls of death.' A new eco-friendly barrier uses magnetic fields to deter sharks instead of trap them.
The SharkSafe Barrier is meant to deter sharks from coming near swimmers by using strong magnets th…
Jenny McGrath
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A 'Frankenfish' that can live without water for days and officials instruct to kill on sight was spotted deep in Missouri, worrying conservationists
Northern snakeheads, aka Frankenfish, are vicious predators and an invasive species in the US that …
Emily Swaim
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A giant seaweed mass heading for Florida's beaches is full of potentially dangerous bacteria that threatens a 'pathogen storm,' a study found
The bacteria Vibrio can stick to the plastic debris in a vast mass of Sargassum seaweed headed towa…
Isobel van Hagen
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See photos of the last prison ship still operating in the US. The 5-story vessel is slated to close this week.
The controversial Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center is the last-running prison ship in the US. The…
Associated Press,Haley Tenore
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Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' when deep diving up to 2,500 feet to avoid freezing to death
The way these sharks dive into almost freezing water has puzzled scientists. A new study suggests t…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Turkey's president vows to 'save' the country from the largest outbreak of 'sea snot' on record
Marine mucilage or "sea snot" forms when algae is overloaded with nutrients due to climate change a…
Mikhaila Friel
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Photos show slimy 'sea snot' clogging up the sea near Turkey
The slime, known as marine mucilage, has been threatening marine life in the Sea of Marmara, near I…
Kelly McLaughlin
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4 signs that water is not safe for swimming, whether it's due to toxic algae or human waste
Avoid swimming in water that appears greenish or topped with scum, and steer clear of foul smells t…
Andrea Michelson
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A California mother fought a mountain lion with her bare hands to save her 5-year-old son
Mother hailed a "hero" after the mountain lion attacked the boy while he was playing near his house…
Sophia Ankel
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A 'mesmerizing' TikTok trend of mixing cleaning chemicals could be harmful for the environment and potentially dangerous, experts warn
The "product overload" trend has been growing on TikTok in the past year, as users add multiple cle…