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coral reefs

Seabird Poop Can Be Good for Coral Reefs

The eternal, ecological, excremental connection between sea, land, and sky.
March 26, 2019
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environmental disasters

The Swap-a-Fish Program That Traded Tilapia for Seafood Contaminated by Agent Orange

New Jersey's Passaic River has been unsafe to fish for decades.
March 15, 2019
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glaciers

See Iceland's Stunning Glacial Kettles From Above

An abstract view of a changing world.
March 07, 2019
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california

Last Year’s Severe Wildfires May Intensify a Spring Wildflower ‘Superbloom’

Fire followed by rain is the recipe for colorful fields and canyons.
February 07, 2019
London, England

WWT London Wetland Centre

London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
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wildlife

In Angola, Conservationists Make the Case for a Massive New National Park

Newly stable countries are hotspots for wilderness protection.
January 15, 2019
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rainforest

Termites Are a Rain Forest's Ecological Insurance Policy

During a drought, wood-eating insects can be a jungle's best friends.
January 14, 2019
Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, Brazil

The Patriarch Tree

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.
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dolphins

Two Adriatic Dolphin Pods Scrupulously Avoid Each Other

Researchers don't know exactly why they're so clique-y.
December 18, 2018
Gastro Obscura
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thanksgiving

Roaches Taste Like Blue Cheese, and Other Bugsgiving Revelations

This Thanksgiving, why not feast on insects?
November 20, 2018
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london

Found: Teeth From a Medieval Sea Monster/Delicacy

Fancy a lamprey pie?
November 01, 2018
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grave week

Bury Me in an Artificial Reef

One Florida-based company offers a second life at sea by adding cremains to something called a reef ball.
October 29, 2018
Ely, England

Sluice

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.
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environment

Mule Deer Are Eating Away at the Most Massive Living Thing in the World

A special aspen grove needs the chance to regenerate.
October 18, 2018
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energy

This Award-Winning Australian Land Art Is Designed to Power 900 Homes

But will it ever be built?
October 12, 2018
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endangered animals

Why North America’s Gangliest Bird Is Hitching a Ride With the Coast Guard

Whooping cranes are on the move, because of budget cuts.
October 09, 2018
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environment

How a Hurricane Prompted Guatemala to Prioritize Land Preservation

Hurricane Stan hit 13 years ago today.
October 03, 2018
Brooks, Kentucky

Valley of the Drums

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.
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