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Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet

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Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks

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The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs…

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Mini Documentary: The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal

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Sharks become easy prey for criminal groups Los Choneros, the reigning criminal organization in Manabí, Ecuador, is linked to shark hunting and finning, complimentary activities to its primary trade of drug and fuel trafficking

Sharks become easy prey for criminal groups

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Divers Rescue Ray Tangled in Deadly Fishing Line–Once Freed, Encircled Them with a ‘Thank you' "She really swam back to us and did a 'thank you' circle. She came right between us to our faces, almost giving us a grateful hug."

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Divers Rescue Ray Tangled in Deadly Fishing Line – Once Freed, Encircled Them with a ‘Thank you’

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Massive Whale Shocks Divers Watching a Fish-Feeding Frenzy: ‘Did That Just Happened to Us?’ A free-diver had a once-in-a-lifetime moment when a massive Bryde's whale suddenly emerged during a feeding frenzy in Mexico's Pacific waters.

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Massive Whale Shocks Divers Watching a Fish-Feeding Frenzy: ‘Did That Just Happened to Us?’

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Climate change is melting glaciers and ice sheets faster than they can regrow » Yale Climate Connections Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

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Climate change is melting glaciers and ice sheets faster than they can regrow

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Mauritius Restores Reefs with Heat-Resistant Coral and Sees 98% Survival Rates While neighboring wild reefs experienced bleaching rates as high as 80%, Dr. Nazurally's reefs experienced just as much in survival rates

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Promising! Mauritius Restores Reefs with Heat-Resistant Coral and Sees 98% Survival Rates

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What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything. Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.

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What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.

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How a single 2003 heat wave triggered lasting upheaval in the North Atlantic The ecology of the North Atlantic is constantly changing. Sometimes it changes abruptly. Extreme events are one driver of such sudden changes. A team of researchers has discovered that a single,…

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How a single 2003 heat wave triggered lasting upheaval in the North Atlantic

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Country diary: Mermaid’s purses bring riches to the beach | Tom Allan North Sands, Salcombe, Devon: They’re my daughter’s favourite find, and I’ve never seen such a concentration. These ones have only just hatched

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Country diary: Mermaid’s purses bring riches to the beach

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The sounds revealing the secrets of world's most elusive whales Beaked whales are rarely spotted. Now scientists are using underwater sounds to help identify these elusive creatures.

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The sounds revealing the secrets of world's most elusive whales

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‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina

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‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas

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ZooTampa Released 26 Rehabilitated Manatees Back into Florida Waters in 2025–the Most on Record These graceful marine mammals are a Florida icon, but nevertheless vulnerable to being struck by boats, and displacement from habitat loss.

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ZooTampa Released 26 Rehabilitated Manatees Back into Florida Waters in 2025–the Most on Record

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Curb the cod, park the prawns: top chefs on how to swap out the ‘big five’ seafood From moules marinière to scallop, bacon and garlic butter rolls, here’s how to cast your culinary net wider and embrace more sustainable species

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Curb the cod, park the prawns: top chefs on how to swap out the ‘big five’ seafood

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How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.

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How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly

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It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fight

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It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope

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The undersea mountains where sharks rule Under the surface of the ocean, "constellations" of towering subsea mountains dot the Earth – and they are teeming with sharks.

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The undersea mountains where sharks rule

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A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.

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Progress! A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct

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Coral reef fish recovery could boost sustainable seafood servings by up to 50 percent With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think about. But imagine if the ocean could help with that.

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Interesting! Coral reef fish recovery could boost sustainable #seafood servings by up to 50 percent

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He has arrived!

The Oceanwire ohana's cat is in the running to be America's Favorite Pet -- and he'd be a magazine cover boy!

Tru is a very ocean-loving feline -- he will *not* eat anything even *remotely* related to seafood. Ever. 🤩

How juvenile lobsters fall into a deadly natural trap in the Florida Keys In the shallow waters of the Florida Keys, juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters are unwittingly meeting their doom by stumbling into naturally occurring ecological traps, according to a new study…

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How juvenile lobsters fall into a deadly natural trap in the Florida Keys

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Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More Make no mistake about it, an Irish N. Atlantic right whale emigrating to Boston has never been seen before.

#NewYear #resolutions

For the new year ... vow to keep going & never give up

Like this right whale! ✨

Endangered Whale That Turned up in Ireland, Shocking Scientists, Migrates to US Stunning More

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Lost Grey Seal Pup Rescued After Being Netted by Fisherman 20 Miles Away A surprised fisherman hooked an unlikely catch, the day after Christmas, when he netted a lost seal 20 miles up river from the coast–LOOK...

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Lost Grey Seal Pup Rescued After Being Netted by Fisherman 20 Miles Away 🫶🏽

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Baby Otter He Rescued Jumps Into His Boat Every Time She Sees Him After He Returned Her to the Wild (WATCH) Mats Janzon found an orphaned baby otter and helped return it to the wild. Now, the otter often climbs aboard his kayak in a Swedish lake.

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Baby Otter He Rescued Jumps Into His Boat Every Time She Sees Him After He Returned Her to the Wild (WATCH) ✨

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Merry Christmas one and all... ✨
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Holiday Zen: the sea’s glittering lights A favorite sea phenomenon – bioluminescence, or the living lights of the ocean. Kick back and enjoy a moment of deep sea wonder in this holiday season: It never gets old for many, includ…

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Holiday Zen: the sea’s glittering lights

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Friendship slows biological aging in dolphins Research shows male dolphins with strong friendships age more slowly. Social bonds reduce stress and protect health at the cellular level.

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Friendship slows biological aging in dolphins ✨

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Plant-Based 3D-Printed Surfboards 'Sensational' to Ride While Halting Microplastic Pollution The company regularly does demonstration days, the dates for which can be gleaned by following the firm's Instagram page.

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Great news! Plant-Based 3D-Printed Surfboards ‘Sensational’ to Ride While Halting Microplastic Pollution

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Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds Northern resident killer whales appear to use dolphins as ‘scouts’, in a surprising cooperative hunting strategy

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They're called "killer whales" for a reason

Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds

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Giant Structures Found Underneath Antarctic Ice By Now-Missing Underwater Drone "It's a bit like seeing the back of the moon."

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Bermuda: Giant Structures Found Underneath Antarctic Ice By Now-Missing Underwater Drone

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