Seabirds are today's canaries in the coal mine – and they're sending us an urgent message

Seabirds are today's canaries in the coal mine – and they're sending us an urgent message

Just as caged canaries once warned coal miners of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, free-flying

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Turkey struck by ‘sea snot’ because of global heating

Turkey struck by ‘sea snot’ because of global heating

When seen from above, it looks like a brush of beige swirled across the dark blue waters of the Sea

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‘Scuba-diving’ lizards breathe underwater by attaching air bubbles to their snouts

You’re having a bubble! Biologists at Binghamton in the US and the University of Toronto in Canada h

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The ticking environmental time bombs lying on Europe's seafloor

The ticking environmental time bombs lying on Europe's seafloor

For the police divers who work for the Schleswig-Holstein Bomb disposal unit in Kiel, their daily jo

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Greenland's Melting Glaciers Are Polluting Coasts With Shocking Amounts of Mercury

Greenland's Melting Glaciers Are Polluting Coasts With Shocking Amounts of Mercury

ENVIRONMENT Greenland's melting ice sheet is unleashing an astonishing amount of mercury into the na

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95% of Bull Kelp Forests Have Vanished From 200-Mile Stretch of California Coast

A lone blue rockfish swims past the graceful sweep of the blades of a bull kelp plant. The large air

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Scientists turn cabbage into construction material stronger than concrete

Scientists turn cabbage into construction material stronger than concrete

Researchers at the University of Tokyo pressed cabbage, fruit peels and other food scraps into a str

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Six COVID-free Greek islands to visit this summer

Six COVID-free Greek islands to visit this summer

Greece is officially open to tourists. With over 6,000 islands, the Mediterranean paradise attracts

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Homages to world cultures created in sand

Homages to world cultures created in sand

International travel may still be restricted for many due to the coronavirus pandemic, but residents

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S.C. horseshoe crab harvest for pharma can proceed - 4th Circuit

S.C. horseshoe crab harvest for pharma can proceed - 4th Circuit

Atlantic horseshoe crabs burrow in the sand near Little Creek, Delaware, May 20, 2008. TREUTERS/Mike

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3 Surf Artists You Should Know About If You Love Surf Art

3 Surf Artists You Should Know About If You Love Surf Art

Three pieces of work from three artists I love. Left to right: Johny Vieira/ Damian Fulton / Joshua

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Excess nitrogen has made sargassum the world's largest harmful algal bloom

Excess nitrogen has made sargassum the world's largest harmful algal bloom

May 24 (UPI) -- Sargassum provides vital nursery habitat for crabs, fish, sea turtles and other mari

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