Volunteers' Tiny Bamboo Bridges Have Helped Double Migratory Crab Populations on Taiwan

The mangrove land crab presents an ethical and ecological conundrum for citizens near Taijiang National Park during the migration season.

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First Puffin Chick Spotted in Over 30 Years Emerges Along Cliffs at England’s South Coast

Not only did the adult puffins return to Dancing Ledge colony in Dorset, but a baby puffling was born—the first in 30 years.

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Coral Reef Long Presumed Dead Is Rediscovered 'Teeming with Life' Off Coast of Africa

The footage showed a seemingly healthy reef, with 8 different types of coral and 8 species of fish sheltering and feeding around the corals.

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Spotlight: New Zealand Takes An “Important First Step” For Marine Protection

After a decade-long lull in significant marine protection measures, the government of New Zealand has designated five new marine preserves for protection, including no-take zones in some areas. Pau…

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Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board

As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee

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30 Beluga Whales are Finally Being Rescued After 2 Years Waiting in Shuttered Theme Park

Now, both the US and Ontario authorities have approved plans and issued correct permits to move 28 animals to 4 different American aquariums.

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California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic

Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menu

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Katharine Hayhoe says our climate theory of change was always broken

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Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin

There're about 64,000 square miles of coral reefs on Earth that could still be resisting climate change by 2050, an area the size of Wisconsin

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Studying giant devil rays through war in Gaza: Interview with Mohammed Abu Daya

On the messaging platform WhatsApp, Mohammed Abu Daya’s profile picture features an aerial view of Gaza City before the current war. A clutter of high-rise buildings rises against the sky; at their…

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Voyage to the end of the world: floating lab to explore life in Arctic adrift in ice

An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern ocean for ever

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8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: 'It's Still Your Beach, Only Better'

It's part of The Bay Foundation's effort to rebuild the ecosystems of Southern California's dune landscapes, lost, but not forgotten.

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Skeleton of the world’s rarest marine mammal preserved by digital imaging

The reconstruction of the vaquita, whose numbers barely reach double figures in the wild, is designed to help research and conservation efforts

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Scientists uncover hidden worlds in the Arctic deep - Oceanographic

Scientists on a Greenpeace Arctic expedition have discovered never-before-seen deep-sea ecosystems and potential new species.

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Mangrove Loss Worldwide Is Now Reversing—with More, Denser Forests Than 20 Years Ago

Mangrove forests are among our planet's best environmental stewards and absorb up to 5-times more carbon than terrestrial trees.

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Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles

In Papua New Guinea where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet, 200,000 square kilometers of tropical seas will be off limits to fishing.

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Increased Sightings of the Two Largest Whale Species Decimated By Hunting Provides New Hope for Survival

Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species–the blue and fin—offers new hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants.

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3 Teens Win Earth Prize for Asia Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics

Over 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water infrastructure, increasing reliance on stored water that may contain microplastics

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Scientists Unveil Hemp Alternative to Plastic That Can Withstand Boiling Water and Stretch to 1,600% its Size

A surprisingly robust, green alternative to plastic packaging was developed using the hemp plant, instead of expensive fossil fuels.

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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists…

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Rare Split-Colored Lobster Caught Near Cape Cod is Donated to Aquarium: A One in 50 Million Catch (LOOK)

A split-colored lobster so rare that the odds of catching it are 1 in 50 million was donated to Woods Hole Aquarium after fishermen caught it.

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Vital Island Home for Endangered Monk Seals Gains Marine Protections from Greece

WWF Greece applauded the decision to create the marine protected area, calling it a "decisive milestone."

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Study Finds A Way To Extract Food Ingredient From Seaweed Swamping Gulf Beaches

Invasive Sargassum seaweed could be a source of alginate, a natural food thickener, thanks to two no-heat processing methods.

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Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds

The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe

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Aircraft measurements reveal surprisingly strong Southern Ocean biological productivity

The biological productivity of the Southern Ocean in the summertime is substantially greater than many previous estimates have suggested, according to new airborne research by the U.S. National…

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