oceans
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Whales start pulling their own weight, save us for a change
Tar-sands pipeline construction in Canada was halted over concerns about the habitat of endangered beluga whales.
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Hear that? That’s the sound of the ocean dying
A quarter of the fish we eat rely on healthy coral reefs -- so it's bad news for us when reefs the world over start to go quiet.
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Seas are rising in weird, new ways
New research shows that seas are rising faster in the Southern Hemisphere, thanks to climate change. (Sucks for you once again, Global South!)
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What a shrimp treadmill can teach us about science funding
Republicans contend that a shrimp treadmill isn't worth $3 million. They're right: It's priceless. (And only cost $47.)
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We’re hooked on this map of industrial fishing
This will make it easier to crack down on boats that are overfishing or illegally fishing in some of the most vulnerable parts of the oceans.
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This map shows where we’ve screwed the oceans most
Now we know exactly which places are suffering most from ocean acidification.
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There are still tons of BP oil on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
A new study shows that cleanup efforts barely scratched the surface.
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This is what happens when you crowdfund an awesome marine park
Is this marine protected area the Potato Salad of crowdfunded conservation or the future of national parks?
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Nature called to say she’s over you — and she sounds suspiciously like Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts, Harrison Ford, and Edward Norton lend their voices to inanimate entities for some passive aggressive human-shaming.
