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We're accidentally driving this extremely ugly fish to extinction
This article is part of a collaboration with James Blunt and the marine conservation charity Blue M…
Tom Murray
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The world's oceans are in trouble
But ocean vertebrates have fared better in some parts of the world than others. Their populations h…
Tanya Lewis
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These 15 ocean species have already gone extinct. A dozen others will probably disappear in our lifetime.
Although the oceans absorb 93% of the excess heat trapped on Earth due to greenhouse gases, far few…
Aylin Woodward
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The carcasses of turtles, dolphins, and whales are washing up on Sri Lanka beaches after a cargo ship carrying toxins sank in the Indian Ocean
Marine species "never die in this way" around this period, said Sri Lanka's environment minister. T…
Matthew Loh
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CMFRI scientists crack genetic code of Asian green mussel
According to the scientists, the genome assembly of green mussels will emerge as a valuable tool fo…
PTI
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Turtles, sharks return to Thai coasts in absence of tourists
Rare sea turtles and reef sharks are some of the endangered species that have been sighted in recen…
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Huge swarms of jellyfish are making it difficult to swim in the Mediterranean - and they're there because tuna is disappearing from the sea
With canyons, woodlands, plenty of wildlife, 216km of coastline, white sand, and sparkling blue wat…
Alison Millington
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These Two Maps Show How Climate Change Is Destroying The Oceans
The cold water in polar regions more easily absorbs carbon dioxide, a primary driver of acidity. Po…
Jennifer Welsh,Leslie Baehr
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The US has the second-highest number of endangered species. California, Florida, and Arizona lead the nation in threatened creatures.
The US is second behind only Indonesia for the most number of endangered species, according to a re…
Tim Paradis
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A NYC High School Helps Restore New York Harbor Through Their 1 Billion Oyster Project
The school has partnered on the project with Verizon, which is contributing equipment and technolog…
Valerie Lai
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A 13-year-old found a 5-million-year-old fossil, and now there's a new species of walrus named in his honor
A 13-year-old saw a skull protruding from a boulder. The fossil belonged to an ancient toothless wa…
Jenny McGrath
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A Florida manatee was found with 'Trump' scraped into its back. Federal officials are investigating the incident as a possible crime.
Manatees are protected under the Endangered Species Act. The perpetrator could face up to a year in…
Susie Neilson
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Researchers found that plastic pollutants in the ocean may be 'exciting' hermit crabs, which could lead to disrupted marine food webs
The lead author of the study told Insider it's possible the plastic waste pollutant could also be i…
Erin Snodgrass
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A Rare Megamouth Shark Captured Off Japan Is The 58th Ever Seen
Megamouths, which can grow up to lengths of 17 feet, are one of only three species of sharks that f…
Dina Spector
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Scientists have discovered that Earth's worst mass extinction was caused by climate change. It was called the 'Great Dying.'
Scientists have offered several hypotheses for the cause of this event, which marked the end of the…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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How a 'blue belt' could save 4 million square kilometres of the world's oceans
However, there is still a huge amount of work to do before our oceans are clean and our species are…