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The Great Barrier Reef’s no good, very bad year will test how fast it can adapt
A survey finds coral reefs are looking pretty grim these days.
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These sea cucumbers vacuum up the ocean’s trash — and they’re in trouble
Pollution and overfishing are big problems for the "burnt hot dog" cucumber.
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Algae blooms are nature’s angsty teenagers
Complicated, confusing, and crucial to our future.
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Important research confirms ocean acidification hurts corals
By making the water over part of a reef less acidic, researchers were able to measure how much faster coral can grow without CO2 pollution.
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Is climate change giving the Great Barrier Reef herpes?
A new study suggests that bleaching and viral infections go hand-in-hand on coral reefs.
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This island nation just traded a huge chunk of its debt in return for protecting their oceans
The Seychelles deal cancels $30 million in national debt and protects a piece of ocean the size of Germany.
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Can “assisted evolution” protect corals from climate change?
Scientists in Australia are trying to help struggling reefs deal with warming oceans. Listen to this podcast to find out how they're doing it.
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All those toxic chemicals in the ocean? Birds are pooping them back on shore
Guano is even grosser than we thought.
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Coral reefs are in trouble. Meet the people trying to rebuild them
From replanting the reefs we've lost to evolving stronger corals, humans are trying to engineer reefs to withstand climate change.
