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An estimated 5 tons of plastic are fed to albatross chicks each year at Midway Atoll.

Personal Perspectives

What We’re Reading 11/14

Last week we read a lot about the U.S. Presidential election and its outcomes....

November 2016

A diver collects water samples.

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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

If you are a bird watcher you have probably heard of the Christmas Bird Count. The...

June 2014

In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.

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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...

September 2013