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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...

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Short-tailed Albatross

In the 1940s the short-tailed albatross population plummeted from tens of millions...

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Black-Capped Petrel

Once common in the West Indies, the Black Capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata),...

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Socotra Archipelago, Yemen

The Socotra Archipelago site in Yemen was inscribed on the World Heritage List in...

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Shell Dissolves in Seawater

Over a 10-year period, NOAA scientists have collected 72,000 seawater samples, and...

Archaeologists Study Early Whaling Community in Quebec, Canada

For over a decade, Smithsonian's Arctic Studies Center archaeologist, William...

Climate Change at the Poles

At the ends of the Earth, life thrives despite extreme conditions. In the Arctic...