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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering

As any mother knows, ensuring the safety of your kids is a tough job. For bull...
July 2018
a collage of different images
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Changing Tides - Brave New Ocean

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ocean acidification, and the decline of fish...
Wed, 02/02/2011 - 18:38
A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

Ocean acidification is sometimes called “climate change’s equally evil twin,”...
April 2018
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Backbone of Biodiversity at Risk

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the...
Thu, 10/28/2010 - 19:01
A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Two Views of Coral Reefs: Thriving and Threatened

Coral reefs are beautiful, vibrant ecosystems that house roughly one quarter of all...
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:19
Where the pH is the lowest, corals can no longer grow - sand, rubble and seagrasses replace the reef.
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Sneak Peek: Future of Coral Reefs in an Acidifying Ocean

Scientists don’t often get the opportunity to travel through time. But nestled...
August 2012
Tiny organisms found on ARMS
Young Voices

From Field to Lab: How Carbon Seeps Provide a Chance to See Future Impacts of Ocean Acidification

Every year, humans spew billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the...
November 2017
Tiny organisms found on ARMS
Young Voices

Traveling Around the World to Study the Future of the Ocean

It takes three days of traveling to reach the islands of Papua New Guinea (PNG)...
October 2017
The Block Island wind farm is the first operational offshore wind farm in the United States. It consists of five wind turbines which powered up in December 2016 and were connected to the mainland energy grid in May 2017. 

An Ocean of Energy: Bringing Offshore Wind to America

Three miles off the coast of Block Island, a roughly ten square mile haven for...
August 2017
A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
Article

Five Things The Gulf Oil Spill Has Taught Us About the Ocean

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is considered the largest...
April 2015
Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.
Article

5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean

  More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good...
September 2011
an elephant seal with a tracker
Article

Citizens of the High Seas

In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019

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