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![A sailing ship is seen in a harbor surrounded by lush palm trees and mountains on a sunny, idyllic day]()
![A sailing ship is seen in a harbor surrounded by lush palm trees and mountains on a sunny, idyllic day]()
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
The CEO of a seabed mining startup says the decision about mining leases will be made in Washington, D.C.
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![A boat of researchers on the sea in Antarctica surrounded by ice]()
![A boat of researchers on the sea in Antarctica surrounded by ice]()
Antarctica is in extreme peril
"Abrupt changes" threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.
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Inside a Georgia beach’s high-tech fight against erosion
Armed with drones and lasers, scientists are creating detailed 3D maps of Tybee Island’s shifting shoreline.
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![This photo shows the logo of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica.]()
![This photo shows the logo of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica.]()
The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself
As the U.N. body faces an American threat to its jurisdiction over deep-sea mining, diplomats have more or less left all the important questions unanswered.
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The tiny ocean organisms that could help the climate in a big way
Scientists are exploring whether encouraging the growth of phytoplankton could draw down more atmospheric carbon — without unintended side effects in oceanic ecosystems.
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![People hold signs protesting plastic pollution. A woman in center has a sign reading]()
Plastic pollution is toxic and everywhere. Now, legal experts say it’s a human rights violation.
This week, they’re advocating for a U.N. treaty to safeguard people’s basic rights.
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Tracking sea turtles is a long, slow process that just might keep them alive
This summer’s hatchlings won’t be back on land for 30 years. It’ll take at least that long to know how global warming is changing them.
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![The main recharge Dyke for the Coachella Valley on August 10, 2009, in Coachella Valley, California. This dyke serves to maintain the Aquifer upon which Coachella depends, adding water to it protects the water source and protects the surrounding infrastructure from possible subsidence.]()
![The main recharge Dyke for the Coachella Valley on August 10, 2009, in Coachella Valley, California. This dyke serves to maintain the Aquifer upon which Coachella depends, adding water to it protects the water source and protects the surrounding infrastructure from possible subsidence.]()
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
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![a man crouches on a rock in front of pieces of a glacier, which are drifting out to sea]()
![a man crouches on a rock in front of pieces of a glacier, which are drifting out to sea]()
When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask.
New research suggests the currents that help shape the climate may be weakening more slowly than thought.
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The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica
Scientists find that ammonia wafting from all that guano kicks off an atmospheric chain reaction.
