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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird?

For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.

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Shrimp Shell Slurry to the Rescue?

A new, multistep chemical process can turn bits of organic waste into “carbon-negative” fuel, food, and construction material.

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No One Knows How to Handle Nurdle Spills

A year after a shipwreck flooded India’s beaches with tiny plastic pieces, scientists fear the environmental damage has just begun.

White southern right whale calf
The Wonder of a Pale Whale

A curious calf with an atypical birthday suit is a good sign for southern right whales.

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Tariffs are Spurring Shipping Noise in the St. Lawrence Seaway

Geopolitical tensions have Canada looking for new trade partners—with potentially unfortunate side effects for marine life.

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Saying “Ah!” at the Shrimp Spa

On coral reefs, an army of tiny cleaners eat their clients’ parasites, food particles, and dead skin, boosting biodiversity in the process.

flat worm inside a sea squirt
Friends or Foes?

A flatworm and a sea squirt mingle in the tropical waters of West Papua, offering a glimpse into the complexity of interspecies relationships.

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The Artist Showing Seabirds Home

The woman at the heart of a long-standing avian restoration program blends art and science to attract birds back to lost habitat.

coral-monitoring robot
Coral’s Industrial Revolution

Can autonomous monitoring and planting save corals?

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Pass the Pufferball

California sea lions and other marine mammals engage in complex play that prepares them for life, improves their well-being—and may be just plain fun.

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