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Weather Balloons Threaten Sea Turtles with Deadly Ocean Debris
Weather balloons help predict storms, but their aftermath could be lethal for sea turtles. Floating debris in the ocean resembles food, and the consequences are deadly.
Weather Balloons Threaten Sea Turtles with Deadly Ocean Debris
Weather balloons help predict storms, but their aftermath could be lethal for sea turtles. Floating debris in the ocean resembles food, and the consequences are deadly.
Copper Mines Threaten to Poison America's Most Pristine Wilderness
A foreign-owned company wants to dig a toxic copper-nickel mine just miles from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. Scientists warn the pollution would be permanent. The land and water that support Indigenous...
Copper Mines Threaten to Poison America's Most Pristine Wilderness
A foreign-owned company wants to dig a toxic copper-nickel mine just miles from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. Scientists warn the pollution would be permanent. The land and water that support Indigenous...
Dolphins Exhale Microplastics as Pollution Invades Their Lungs
Dolphins are now exhaling microplastics, breathing in particles from plastic waste polluting our oceans. These tiny plastics are invading their lungs and threatening their survival.
Dolphins Exhale Microplastics as Pollution Invades Their Lungs
Dolphins are now exhaling microplastics, breathing in particles from plastic waste polluting our oceans. These tiny plastics are invading their lungs and threatening their survival.
Genetic Bombshell Explains Why Thorny Skates Grow in Two Drastically Different Sizes
For decades, scientists were stumped: why do some thorny skates grow twice as large as others? A pandemic-era pivot led to a startling answer—a flipped stretch of DNA passed down...
Genetic Bombshell Explains Why Thorny Skates Grow in Two Drastically Different Sizes
For decades, scientists were stumped: why do some thorny skates grow twice as large as others? A pandemic-era pivot led to a startling answer—a flipped stretch of DNA passed down...
Scientists Record Chilling Sound Deep in the Pacific That Mimics a Woman’s Voice
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured the noise using hydrophones spaced across the eastern equatorial Pacific. The sound reverberated with enough force to register on devices hundreds of...
Scientists Record Chilling Sound Deep in the Pacific That Mimics a Woman’s Voice
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured the noise using hydrophones spaced across the eastern equatorial Pacific. The sound reverberated with enough force to register on devices hundreds of...
Traffickers Are Ripping Latin America's Wildlife From the Wild and Smuggling It to the U.S.
They're stuffed into crates, plastic bottles, even styrofoam coolers. Parrots, frogs, turtles—some critically endangered—are vanishing from Latin America's forests and ending up in American homes.
Traffickers Are Ripping Latin America's Wildlife From the Wild and Smuggling It to the U.S.
They're stuffed into crates, plastic bottles, even styrofoam coolers. Parrots, frogs, turtles—some critically endangered—are vanishing from Latin America's forests and ending up in American homes.