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How satellites track Antarctic krill: Are these tiny ocean shrimp in danger?
Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.
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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
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Whale poop power: Iron and copper-rich feces fueled ancient ocean food chain
The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...
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Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive
The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.
Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by wildfires
How much was the ocean damaged as a recent of the wildfires in Los Angeles? That's what scientists are trying to find out now.
Saving Puget Sound’s salmon and orca starts with kelp | Opinion
Puget Sound was a global kelp capital for millennia. If we work together, we can enlist the next generation of ...
Scientists Worry About Urban Ash And The Impacts From Its Toxins Long After California Wildfires
Urban ash from the California wildfires that has settled across the state has now been found more than 100 miles offshore. Scientists worry that this toxic ash, which contains materials such as lead ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global ...