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Towering Antarctic icebergs reflect off still ocean water under a clear blue sky.

Video Footage Reveals How Ship Traffic Leaves Antarctic Bays Scraped and Silent

Beneath Antarctica’s calm surface, the seafloor tells a harsher story. New underwater video shows crisp grooves and barren tracks where anchors and chains scraped through vibrant sponge gardens. Scientists surveyed...

Video Footage Reveals How Ship Traffic Leaves Antarctic Bays Scraped and Silent

Beneath Antarctica’s calm surface, the seafloor tells a harsher story. New underwater video shows crisp grooves and barren tracks where anchors and chains scraped through vibrant sponge gardens. Scientists surveyed...

Three dolphins gliding beneath the ocean’s surface, illuminated by soft sunlight filtering through the water above.

Toxic Blooms Are Hijacking Dolphin Brains and Pushing Them Onto Beaches With Alzheimer’s-Like Symptoms

Dolphins washing ashore in Florida aren’t just lost—they’re showing Alzheimer’s-like brain damage.

Toxic Blooms Are Hijacking Dolphin Brains and Pushing Them Onto Beaches With Alzheimer’s-Like Symptoms

Dolphins washing ashore in Florida aren’t just lost—they’re showing Alzheimer’s-like brain damage.

A Supernova’s Fingerprint In Our Seas Raises Chilling Questions On Planetary History

A Supernova’s Fingerprint In Our Seas Raises Chilling Questions On Planetary History

A strange clue is hidden in the crust at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean—a sudden spike in a rare element called beryllium-10 that appeared about 10 million years ago....

A Supernova’s Fingerprint In Our Seas Raises Chilling Questions On Planetary History

A strange clue is hidden in the crust at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean—a sudden spike in a rare element called beryllium-10 that appeared about 10 million years ago....

Broken metal barrels rest on the seafloor, now covered in bright yellow coral and marine life, surrounded by clear blue water and patches of sand.

Ghostly Barrels Are Turning The Deep Into Dead Zones, But What Is In Them?

Off Los Angeles, corroding barrels sit 3,000 feet down—and many glow with white “halos.” Tests near these rings hit an extreme pH around 12. Most life cannot survive there.

Ghostly Barrels Are Turning The Deep Into Dead Zones, But What Is In Them?

Off Los Angeles, corroding barrels sit 3,000 feet down—and many glow with white “halos.” Tests near these rings hit an extreme pH around 12. Most life cannot survive there.

Panoramic aerial image of a coastal city facing a powerful storm, with dark rain clouds and lightning striking offshore.

Why Do Hurricanes Rarely Hit The West Coast? Cold Seas And Shear Break Their Punch

Why does the East take the hits while the West mostly dodges them? Our latest story breaks it down. The Gulf Stream keeps Atlantic waters near the 80°F fuel line,...

Why Do Hurricanes Rarely Hit The West Coast? Cold Seas And Shear Break Their Punch

Why does the East take the hits while the West mostly dodges them? Our latest story breaks it down. The Gulf Stream keeps Atlantic waters near the 80°F fuel line,...

Surfer lying flat on a board, paddling toward the horizon as the sun sets over glowing golden water.

Pacific Students Force World Court Shift On Climate Justice

A handful of Pacific law students faced down rising seas and a wall of indifference—and took their fight to the world’s highest court. The result: a sweeping opinion that ties...

Pacific Students Force World Court Shift On Climate Justice

A handful of Pacific law students faced down rising seas and a wall of indifference—and took their fight to the world’s highest court. The result: a sweeping opinion that ties...