How machine learning reveals the true costs of high-seas fishing
Read now →Before now this unsustainable and unprofitable practice has been too big to measure
Stopping floods, protecting lives, and saving money? Mangroves do it all for free
Read now →Mangroves save millions of lives and up to $65 billion in flood damage each year
These weird ocean 'aliens' are basically invisible
Read now →Researchers didn't even realize they had caught one until they bumped into it.
Floating detritus is giving new insights into deep-sea corals
Read now →Environmental DNA is a less invasive way to solve long-submerged mysteries
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Albatrosses can spy on illegal fishing in international waters
Read now →But could satellite-tagging further endanger these seabirds?
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The oceans contain vast mineral resources. Can the deep sea be mined without catastrophic results?
Read now →Mining agencies promise to minimize harm to ocean ecosystems. Scientists say we can't predict its full extent — or how to reverse it
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Bertha Parker, the trailblazing first Indigenous North American archaeologist, taught herself how to excavate a site
Read now →What she found in a tiny crevice in Gypsum Cave rewrote the history of humans in North America
Where do aquarium fish come from?
Read now →It's crucial to know before you buy for conservation purposes
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Deep-sea creatures are weirder than we ever suspected
Read now →Rare anglerfish footage shows glowing fins and parasitic mating
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Ocean heatwaves leave fish susceptible to bacterial infection
Read now →Climate change is killing hundreds of coral reef fish... all at once
Keystone predators could help mitigate the effects of climate change
Read now →Sea otters keep Aleutian kelp forests healthy
Environmental stresses reshuffle ocean food webs, making them less secure
Read now →New experiments show important food web redundancies get left behind
Could wild fisheries keep us alive after a global nuclear war?
Read now →Managing our fisheries now could save us in the future
Protecting 8% of the ocean from fishing could generate an extra $15 billion worth of seafood annually
Read now →Marine Protected Areas will drastically increase production from fisheries in a more sustainable way
Researchers develop an app for tracking trade of endangered fish
Read now →Say "cheese!" for Napoleon wrasse conservation
Regular soap and water is enough to fend off coronavirus. Don't use antibacterials
Read now →Antibacterial soaps are no more effective than regular soaps, and could be doing harm down the line
Scientists outfitted cuttlefish with 3D goggles to understand how their brains perceive depth
Read now →Humans aren't the only animals that can see in three dimensions, but not all animals perform this feat in the same way
Human activity forces predators to compete with each other
Read now →Foxes, coyotes, and bobcats can normally coexist. But what happens when their hunting grounds are disrupted by humans?
The long-standing myth of sea monsters has a dark explanation
Read now →Mythical sea serpents were probably marine animals tangled in fishing gear
Sea bird poop is worth over $1 billion USD per year
Read now →The nutrients in guano fertilize both farm fields and ocean reefs
An artificial intelligence algorithm designed to beat a video game takes on ecology and evolution
Read now →The algorithm Alphastar was originally developed to play Starcraft II
Researchers study the economics of mangroves by looking at nighttime satellite photos
Read now →Coastlines with wide bands of mangroves are relatively well-protected from economic downturn after hurricanes