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Scientists Deliver Their “Starkest Warning Yet” on the Profound Changes Sweeping the World’s Oceans
More than 100 international scientists have issued what they’re calling their starkest warning yet about the state of the planet’s oceans, describing a set of interconnected, long-term changes the world is largely unprepared to face. Four Decades of Data, One Alarming Picture The tenth Copernicus Ocean State Report, released by Mercator Ocean International, draws on…
Switzerland’s Glaciers Lost 2.2 Trillion Liters of Water in Just Three Months
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost nearly 20 percent of their total mass over the past five years, with 2026 registering the second-worst melt season on record, according to new findings from Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS). “A Catastrophic Year” Swiss glaciers lost 5.5 percent of their remaining volume in 2026 alone, GLAMOS found, following a summer…
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I know this sounds made up — off the coast of Canada, there are reefs made of glass
Most people picture warm, turquoise water and coral in every color when they think of a reef. Off the coast of British Columbia, hundreds of feet down in…
A 1-In-100-Million ‘Ghost’ Lobster Just Joined A Maine University’s Genetics Study
A rare, nearly all-white lobster has moved into a research lab in Biddeford, Maine — and scientists say the odds of finding one like him in the wild…
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This 14-Year-Old Photographer Chased A Hummingbird For Years — Then Got The Shot In A Split Second
Camilo Sanabria Grajales was six years old when a Blue-gray Tanager perched near him at a park in Cali, Colombia, and changed…
A 700-Pound Sea Lion Was Found Shot At Least A Dozen Times In A Seattle River — And Investigators Still Don’t Know Why
A 700-pound California sea lion was found dead near the mouth of the Duwamish River in West Seattle on September 18, after…