Dolphins, humans both benefit from fishing collaboration
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins.
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Feb 4, 2023
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Rare native fish spotted in Wellington Harbor
A rare native fish has been photographed in Wellington Harbor and researchers believe it's one of the few times the species has been caught on camera in its natural habitat.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2023
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New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs, one of the largest and least protected ecosystems
University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a study which found that very few deep reefs have any form of protection, despite facing a multitude of threats. With the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 currently underway, ...
Ecology
Dec 9, 2022
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Researchers assess danger that marine heat waves pose to young sea snails
Scientists, fishermen and nature lovers alike worry how sea creatures will fare as the oceans change around them. There's plenty of evidence that higher temperatures will place stress on marine animals. But just as important ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2022
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Study: To save nature, focus on populations, not species
Human-released greenhouse gases are causing the world to warm, and with that warming comes increasing stress for many of the planet's plants and animals. That stress is so great that many scientists believe we are currently ...
Ecology
Dec 1, 2022
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202 Shark Week episodes found to be filled with junk science, misinformation and white male 'experts' named Mike
The Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week is the longest-running cable television series in history, filling screens with sharky content every summer since 1988. It causes one of the largest temporary increases in U.S. viewers' ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2022
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Seagrass crucial to stemming the tide of coastal erosion
The sea devours large tracts of land when storms wash sand out to sea from the coast. A new study involving a researcher from the University of Gothenburg has shown that seagrass can reduce cliff erosion by up to 70% thanks ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2022
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Studying the impacts of glacial flour on ecosystems
The meltwater from glaciers carries thousands of tiny rock fragments into the sea. Using a special camera, researchers at the University of Oldenburg can make these mineral particles visible in all their diversity—and investigate ...
Ecology
Nov 21, 2022
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Olive ridley sea turtles are constantly on the move, so protective zones should follow them
Many of the ocean's most charismatic animals spend their lives swimming, flying or gliding thousands of miles, from the coasts to the high seas. Arctic terns, humpback whales and sea turtles are examples. Scientists have ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2022
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Hunt for deep sea minerals draws scrutiny amid green push
High demand for metals ranging from copper to cobalt is pushing the mining industry to explore the world's deepest oceans, a troubling development for scientists who warn that extracting minerals from critical ecosystems ...
Environment
Nov 2, 2022
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