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A massive environmental cleanup is underway at Camber Sands, one of England’s most beloved beaches, after millions of plastic biobeads washed ashore following a catastrophic equipment failure at a nearby wastewater treatment facility. The disaster, which occurred last week, has…
Against churning hurricane seas and challenging weather conditions, marine mammal researchers have documented a potentially encouraging discovery in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California: up to 10 vaquita porpoises spotted during their annual September survey. The sightings offer a glimmer of…
The vaquita porpoise, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is racing toward extinction due to a deadly black market trade operating in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. With fewer than 30 individuals believed to remain in the wild, this small…
In the picturesque surf town of Tofino on Vancouver Island, residents live with a sobering reality: not if, but when a massive tsunami will strike their shores. This coastal community, beloved by surfers for its powerful waves, sits in one…
As the world’s oceans face unprecedented threats from overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change, leading environmental news organization Mongabay is stepping up its marine coverage with the launch of a dedicated Oceans Desk. This new initiative brings together a…
As the world prepares for COP30 climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon gateway city of Belém, fisheries ministers from Brazil and Portugal are making a compelling case for “blue foods” – seafood, seaweed, and other aquatic-based nutrition – as an underutilized…
A troubling new chapter in climate change’s impact on our planet has emerged from the depths of our oceans. Scientists have discovered that Earth’s seas are literally losing their green color as warming waters drive down populations of phytoplankton—the microscopic…
The world has reached a sobering climate milestone—global temperatures last year exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, officially breaching the critical threshold set by the Paris Agreement. While this doesn’t permanently doom our climate goals, it signals that time is running…
New research reveals a startling possibility: even if humanity successfully reduces global warming, the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica might unleash decades of stored heat back into the atmosphere, potentially restarting climate change. Scientists describe this phenomenon as a massive oceanic…
Scientists have coined a powerful new term to describe seabirds’ critical role in sustaining life across our planet: the “circular seabird economy.” This concept, detailed in a recent Nature review, reveals how these ocean-dwelling birds serve as nature’s ultimate delivery…
