Conservation(Page 12)

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
Environment

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

By Marlene Cimons

broken ice over the ocean
Environment

In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.

By Jillian Mock

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic
Environment

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic

By Josh Dean

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
Environment

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes

By Marlene Cimons

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
Environment

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

By Marlene Cimons

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left
Environment

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left

By Kat Eschner

dumbo octopus
Environment

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

By Sara Chodosh

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us
Environment

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

By Kat Eschner

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice
Environment

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice

By Kat Eschner

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
Environment

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

By Sara Chodosh

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
Environment

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

By Jillian Mock

vents of white bubbles rising up from ocean floor
Science

NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii

By Shannon Stirone

A glowing green worm
Environment

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

By Neel V. Patel

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface
Environment

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface

By Anna Brooks

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
Environment

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

By Marlene Cimons

stack of green books
Environment

18 water-themed books to dive into this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mark the Shark Quartiano
Environment

The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet

By Andrew Zaleski

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Environment

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Coral reef ecosystem.
Environment

Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply

By Jan A. Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams/The Conversation

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health
Environment

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health

By Kat Eschner

the great blue hole
Environment

Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs

By Neel V. Patel

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks
Environment

Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays

By Lexi Krupp

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46
Environment

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

By Anna Brooks

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference
Environment

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

By Kat Eschner

A snake with blue eyes
Environment

These snakes slurp snails, and that’s great for farmers

By Anna Brooks

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them
Environment

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

By Kat Eschner

a hydrogen balloon on its side
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
Technology

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!

By Owen Agnew

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them
Environment

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them

By Kate Baggaley

a degraded coral reef
Environment

A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies.

By Kat Eschner

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
Environment

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef

By Amelia Urry

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world
Environment

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world

By Sara Chodosh

a northern white rhino
Environment

The last male northern white rhino just died, but science could still make him a daddy

By Rachel Feltman

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari
Environment

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari

By Kate Baggaley

Venus flytraps know not to eat the insects that pollinate them
Environment

Venus flytraps know not to eat the insects that pollinate them

By Jessica Boddy

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time
Environment

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time

By Kate Baggaley

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Environment

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Environment

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil
Environment

The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil

By Eleanor Cummins

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them
Environment

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them

By Kate Baggaley

ocean
Environment

California’s wildfires are affecting the oceans—and these researchers are the first to study it

By Nicole Wetsman

sea star
Environment

These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways

By Sara Chodosh

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader
Environment

You have to admit that this horseshoe crab looks just like Darth Vader

By Mary Beth Griggs

Cecil the Lion’s infamous death didn’t actually do much to change trophy-hunting laws
Environment

Cecil the Lion’s infamous death didn’t actually do much to change trophy-hunting laws

By Kate Baggaley

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t
Environment

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t

By Marlene Cimons

Wild turkeys are in trouble
Environment

Wild turkeys are in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

feather star
Environment

The ocean harbors unimaginable secrets, but we need to explore them responsibly

By Laurence Publicover/Katharine Hendry/The Conversation

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived
Environment

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived

By Marlene Cimons

Limpets are common herbivores on rocky shores. Here, one searches for food at low tide.
Environment

Very hungry snails are guarding coastal ecosystems against climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Looking for bats in all the wrong places
Environment

Looking for bats in all the wrong places

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle
Environment

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The world’s fastest shark is in trouble
Environment

The world’s fastest shark is in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

purple sea cucumber
Environment

Mysterious sea monsters that wash ashore are rarely mysterious (and never monsters)

By Sara Chodosh

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups
Environment

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

By Rachel Feltman

Fish might be shrinking
Environment

Fish might be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
Environment

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

City-dwelling sea snakes are changing colors for a strange reason
Environment

City-dwelling sea snakes are changing colors for a strange reason

By Mary Beth Griggs

This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change
Environment

This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change

By Marlene Cimons

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Environment

Guess how many giant patches of garbage there are in the ocean now?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change
Environment

Discarded oyster shells can help us grow food, make cement, and fight climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Sea spiders use their guts to pump oxygen through their freaky little bodies
Environment

Sea spiders use their guts to pump oxygen through their freaky little bodies

By Sarah Fecht

fluorescent coral
Environment

Scientists may finally know why these magnificent corals glow in the dark

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Pandas, which are basically giant poop machines, may inadvertently help save other species
Environment

Pandas, which are basically giant poop machines, may inadvertently help save other species

By Rachel Feltman

Researches installed artificial coralline algae to test their ability to attract marine micro-fauna.
Environment

Artificial algae could help save our oceans

By Marlene Cimons