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US Needs to Take Responsibility for Worldwide Plastic Pollution in Oceans

US Needs to Take Responsibility for Worldwide Plastic Pollution in Oceans

George Scott January 02, 2022

The U.S. produces a large share of the global supply of plastic resin — the precursor material to all plastic....

Seals with sensors glued to heads employed as Antarctic researchers

Seals with sensors glued to heads employed as Antarctic researchers

Liang Lan December 30, 2021

The team of researchers, used oceanographic data-logging equipment on the animals’ heads to get readings on water conductivity, temperature and....

Scientists Discover Coastal Marine Life Thriving on Plastic Ocean Trash

Scientists Discover Coastal Marine Life Thriving on Plastic Ocean Trash

Liang Lan December 30, 2021

WASHINGTON — The growing issue of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is affecting coastal marine life, transporting many species....

Great Barrier Reef could face another mass bleaching by end of January, forecast says

Great Barrier Reef could face another mass bleaching by end of January, forecast says

Liang Lan December 19, 2021

Scientists are hoping La Niña conditions might yet stave off threat from predicted heat accumulation in northern and central reef

Whales Will Save Climate — Unless the Military Destroys Them First

Whales Will Save Climate — Unless the Military Destroys Them First

George Scott December 15, 2021

It’s important to understand how whales are indispensable to mitigating climate catastrophe, and why reviving their numbers is crucial to....

Deep-sea mining may wipe out species we have only just discovered

Deep-sea mining may wipe out species we have only just discovered

George Scott December 12, 2021

There is growing industrial interest in the deep sea. Most importantly, this includes mining for metals like copper, lead and....

Coral reefs of western Indian Ocean at risk of collapse: Study

Coral reefs of western Indian Ocean at risk of collapse: Study

Liang Lan December 08, 2021

RISING sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50....

The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind

The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind

George Scott November 15, 2021

When the whales were killed, those food webs collapsed, turning seas that were once rain forest–like in their richness into....