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Detailed close-up of a tortoise’s face and textured front leg resting on grass, bits of vegetation on its mouth.

Lost Galápagos Giants Reclaim Their Island and Revive a Fragile Sea

Conservationists released 158 young tortoises bred from rediscovered genetic lineages once thought lost forever. These slow-moving giants do more than graze. They spread seeds, reshape landscapes, and help restore ecosystems...

Lost Galápagos Giants Reclaim Their Island and Revive a Fragile Sea

Conservationists released 158 young tortoises bred from rediscovered genetic lineages once thought lost forever. These slow-moving giants do more than graze. They spread seeds, reshape landscapes, and help restore ecosystems...

Split image showing a close-up of an octopus on the left and a sea turtle swimming over plastic waste on the right.

How Plastic Pollution Hijacks Octopus Instincts and Scrambles Ocean Survival

Plastic waste in the ocean is everywhere. Hard plastics, fishing gear, bags, and microplastics float in gyres and wash along coasts. Sea life encounters them constantly. This pollution doesn’t just...

How Plastic Pollution Hijacks Octopus Instincts and Scrambles Ocean Survival

Plastic waste in the ocean is everywhere. Hard plastics, fishing gear, bags, and microplastics float in gyres and wash along coasts. Sea life encounters them constantly. This pollution doesn’t just...

Man wearing a red cap and backpack speaking on camera in a mangrove forest.

Miami Man Pulls 35,000 Pounds of Trash From Choking Mangroves

Before dawn, he bikes miles to wade into mosquito-filled mud and haul out garbage most of us never see.

Miami Man Pulls 35,000 Pounds of Trash From Choking Mangroves

Before dawn, he bikes miles to wade into mosquito-filled mud and haul out garbage most of us never see.

Clean Clothes Are Quietly Polluting Marine Life Worldwide, But There Are Many Solutions

Clean Clothes Are Quietly Polluting Marine Life Worldwide, But There Are Many Solutions

You rinse out sweat and stains. Your washing machine sends something else down the drain.

Clean Clothes Are Quietly Polluting Marine Life Worldwide, But There Are Many Solutions

You rinse out sweat and stains. Your washing machine sends something else down the drain.

The Sunscreen That Saves Reefs: Singapore Scientists Turn Tea Pollen into Ocean-Friendly UV Shield

The Sunscreen That Saves Reefs: Singapore Scientists Turn Tea Pollen into Ocean-Friendly UV Shield

Each year, up to 14,000 tons of UV chemicals from our skin wash into the ocean. Scientists in Singapore may have found the solution — a reef-safe sunscreen made from...

The Sunscreen That Saves Reefs: Singapore Scientists Turn Tea Pollen into Ocean-Friendly UV Shield

Each year, up to 14,000 tons of UV chemicals from our skin wash into the ocean. Scientists in Singapore may have found the solution — a reef-safe sunscreen made from...

Two people on a boat adjusting a fishing net fitted with a glowing green light device during daylight.

A Simple Sun-Powered Glow Is Stopping Sea Turtles From Dying in Fishing Nets

Sea turtles don’t see fishing nets in the dark — until it’s too late. But researchers and fishers found a simple fix. Solar-powered LED lights attached to nets make the...

A Simple Sun-Powered Glow Is Stopping Sea Turtles From Dying in Fishing Nets

Sea turtles don’t see fishing nets in the dark — until it’s too late. But researchers and fishers found a simple fix. Solar-powered LED lights attached to nets make the...