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The True Size of Coral Reefs (infographic)

Out of 5,610 identified coral species, an estimated 232 are threatened with extinction

The Countries Polluting The Oceans The Most (infographic)

In 2010, 8.8 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste came from China

Mountains of sugar have been found in the ocean under seagrass meadows

To better understand these carbon-capturing powerhouses, the scientists conducted a study off the Italian island of Elba

Astronomy’s environmental toll is surprisingly high. But there are ways to clean it up

Astronomy, in some ways, seems like the cleanest of sciences...

Mysterious yellow plastic strands on Cape Cod beaches leads to explosive revelation

The yellow tubing has a thin rope-like appearance, and continues to wash up on Cape Cod beaches in varying lengths

World’s largest trees to find their home in Britain as “peaceful giants” rapidly die out in US

Extreme climate conditions mean that giant sequoias are registered as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature

A huge iceberg dumped nearly 1 trillion tons of freshwater in the ocean. The effects could be massive

By April 2021, it had completely melted, totaling 992 billion tons of ice lost in its 2,485-mile journey since it broke off in 2017

Greece to ban development in mountain areas to protect habitats

Any permits of different stages for wind turbines that have been issued for wind projects in those mountains will be cancelled

Fungus found growing at Chernobyl that actually eats radiation!

Scientists were pretty confused by how the fungus could survive in an area that had been so heavily tainted with radiation...

Venomous sharks discovered in River Thames in ZSL survey

Other species were also found thriving after vital conservation work improved the river’s health since it was declared “biologically dead” in 1957

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