Conservation(Page 16)

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

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Turtle hatchling close-up, Texas

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

Why Hawaii is trying to ban a common sunscreen

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

orange spiky sea cucumber in the water

Sea cucumbers have a secret superpower

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

Deep sea tourism could become a thing soon

Hydrothermal vent

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

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

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Bottlenose dolphin

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

The Great Barrier Reef had a pretty terrible year

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

By Sara Chodosh

Resurrecting extinct animals might do more harm than good

horse in front of chemical company

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

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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

By Sara Chodosh

Scoles My Week water dump

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Charting the volcanic eruptions that are pushing our world apart

By Knvul Sheikh

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

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

Looking for aliens in the Arctic

Looking for aliens in the Arctic

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

How to use big data to avoid building highways to hell

By Marlene Cimons

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

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

By Sara Chodosh

golden poison arrow frog

Scientists just synthesized the deadly toxin of an adorable frog

Cooking With Seaweed

Cooking With Seaweed

Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife

By Grennan Milliken

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?

Who Blows A Lighthouse’s Foghorn?

By Melissa Klein

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

Teenage Scientist Captures Arctic Ice Melt on Film

By Laura A. Shepard

A Sea Of Plastic

By Laura Krantz

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

By Marlene Cimons

Digitizing The Oceans In Real Time

Digitizing The Oceans In Real Time

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Mount Pinatubo erupts.

Under the Shroud of Mt. Pinatubo’s Massive Climate Impact

Phillippines nest egg

A Fisherman Found a 75-lb Pearl In A Giant Clam

By G. Clay Whittaker

San Francisco Fog Made Into Misty Martinis

San Francisco Fog Made Into Misty Martinis

Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench

Watch Live Video from the Mariana Trench

By G. Clay Whittaker

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

By Alexandra Ossola

El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns

El Nino Is Turning The Pacific Ocean’s Coral Reefs Into Ghost Towns

By Mary Beth Griggs

At The Explorers Club Annual Dinner, Invasive Species Are On The Menu

At The Explorers Club Annual Dinner, Invasive Species Are On The Menu

By Grennan Milliken

Now Ships Can Get Advance Warning Of Monster Rogue Waves

Now Ships Can Get Advance Warning Of Monster Rogue Waves

By Mary Beth Griggs

Researchers Repair Coral Reef By Sending Ocean Water ‘Back In Time’

By Mary Beth Griggs

I Plunged Into Freezing Water—And Survived To Tell The Tale

I Plunged Into Freezing Water—And Survived To Tell The Tale

By Berne Broudy

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

By Mary Beth Griggs

Discovered: A Brand-New Species of Giant Galapagos Tortoise

By Grennan Milliken

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Your Seafood Might Contain Tiny Plastic Particles

When the river runs yellow

The Truth Behind The EPA’s Animas River Spill Is Messier Than You Think

Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts

Digital Map Of Seafloor Could Help Scientists Predict Climate Change Impacts

Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants

Nano-Sized Synthetic Coral Could Suck Up Ocean’s Pollutants

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XPrize Winner Garners $1.5 Million To Fix Oceans

By Christie Wilcox

Humans Aren’t Special: Carl Safina’s ‘Beyond Words’ Delves Deep Into Animal Minds

Humans Aren’t Special: Carl Safina’s ‘Beyond Words’ Delves Deep Into Animal Minds

Five Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Are Floating In An Ocean Near You [Interactive]

Five Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Are Floating In An Ocean Near You [Interactive]

By Christie Wilcox

An Artificial Reef For Any Seafloor

An Artificial Reef For Any Seafloor

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Found In Atlantic Ocean

Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Found In Atlantic Ocean

By Mary Beth Griggs

Manganese Nodule

Rare Earth Metal Balls Found Beneath The Atlantic Ocean

By Mary Beth Griggs

Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean

Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

Found: The World’s Newest Deepest-Dwelling Fish

By Lindsey Kratochwill