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

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

By Marlene Cimons

Wild turkeys are in trouble

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Wild turkeys are in trouble Wild turkeys are in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

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

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

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Very hungry snails are guarding coastal ecosystems against climate change Very hungry snails are guarding coastal ecosystems against climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Looking for bats in all the wrong places

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Looking for bats in all the wrong places 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

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

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The world’s fastest shark is in trouble The world’s fastest shark is in trouble

By Kate Baggaley

purple sea cucumber

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

By Sara Chodosh

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

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Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

By Rachel Feltman

Fish might be shrinking

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Fish might be shrinking Fish might be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

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Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage 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

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

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

By Marlene Cimons

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

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

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

fluorescent coral

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

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

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Artificial algae could help save our oceans Artificial algae could help save our oceans

By Marlene Cimons

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals

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The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals

By Sara Chodosh

Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them

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Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them Dams on the Amazon River could have widespread, devastating impacts—and we keep building more of them

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Gray seals are making a huge comeback

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Gray seals are making a huge comeback Gray seals are making a huge comeback

Coral reefs show signs of climate stress, but there’s still hope

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Coral reefs show signs of climate stress, but there’s still hope Coral reefs show signs of climate stress, but there’s still hope

By Marlene Cimons

Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with these gorgeous photos of the sea

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Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with these gorgeous photos of the sea Celebrate World Ocean’s Day with these gorgeous photos of the sea

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Early signs of mortality on bleached coral colony.

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Hawaii’s most popular coral reefs are in big trouble Hawaii’s most popular coral reefs are in big trouble

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Hyalinobatrachium yaku glassfrog from beneath

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This tiny frog has transparent skin to show its organs off to the world This tiny frog has transparent skin to show its organs off to the world

By Sara Chodosh

How one community rallied to save turtles from becoming roadkill

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How one community rallied to save turtles from becoming roadkill How one community rallied to save turtles from becoming roadkill

By Mary Beth Griggs

Turtle hatchling close-up, Texas

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It’s World Turtle Day, so here are a bunch of adorable turtles It’s World Turtle Day, so here are a bunch of adorable turtles

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen

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Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

orange spiky sea cucumber in the water

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Sea cucumbers have a secret superpower Sea cucumbers have a secret superpower

Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

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Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon Researchers drag horrifying new species of nightmare monster from lagoon

By Rachel Feltman

stockton rush and macklemore board the antipodes

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Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon

Hydrothermal vent

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There’s a treasure trove on the seafloor—and that could be a bad thing There’s a treasure trove on the seafloor—and that could be a bad thing

By Sara Chodosh

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end

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The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

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Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Bottlenose dolphin

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Dolphins beat up octopuses before eating them, and the reason is kind of horrifying Dolphins beat up octopuses before eating them, and the reason is kind of horrifying

By Sara Chodosh

The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year

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The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

You really can help save bees by planting wildflowers

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You really can help save bees by planting wildflowers You really can help save bees by planting wildflowers

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

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Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

By Sara Chodosh

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Resurrecting extinct animals might do more harm than good Resurrecting extinct animals might do more harm than good

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This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them

By Sara Chodosh

Scoles My Week water dump

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I spent a week exploring how we’ll have to live in post-water America I spent a week exploring how we’ll have to live in post-water America

By Sarah Scoles

Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes

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Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals

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Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins

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Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future

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Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future

By Rachel Feltman

Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers

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Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe

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Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe

By Sara Chodosh

WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct

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WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct

By Rachel Feltman

For this deep-sea archaeologist, finding the Titanic at the bottom of the sea was just the start

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For this deep-sea archaeologist, finding the Titanic at the bottom of the sea was just the start For this deep-sea archaeologist, finding the Titanic at the bottom of the sea was just the start

By Mary Beth Griggs

Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

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Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

By Knvul Sheikh

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

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Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

By Sara Chodosh

This geophysicist uses rock-sniffing subs to understand polar magnetic flips

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This geophysicist uses rock-sniffing subs to understand polar magnetic flips This geophysicist uses rock-sniffing subs to understand polar magnetic flips

Looking for aliens in the Arctic

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Looking for aliens in the Arctic Looking for aliens in the Arctic

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At 81, this record-breaking diver isn’t done exploring the ocean’s depths At 81, this record-breaking diver isn’t done exploring the ocean’s depths

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Here’s a newt that kind of looks like a Klingon Here’s a newt that kind of looks like a Klingon

By Rachel Feltman

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How to use big data to avoid building highways to hell How to use big data to avoid building highways to hell

By Marlene Cimons

How much space do pandas need to survive?

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How much space do pandas need to survive? How much space do pandas need to survive?

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

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New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

By Sara Chodosh

golden poison arrow frog

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Scientists just synthesized the deadly toxin of an adorable frog Scientists just synthesized the deadly toxin of an adorable frog

Cooking With Seaweed

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Cooking With Seaweed Cooking With Seaweed

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Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife

By Grennan Milliken