As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort to freeze corals for reef restoration.
March 28, 2024 • ~11 min
Go on an Easter egg case hunt on the beach to discover more about sharks and rays
Egg cases of sharks and rays can be found washed up on the shore. Citizen science data helps scientists understand the life cycles of these marine animals and how to best conserve them.
March 27, 2024 • ~6 min
Restoring reefs killed by climate change may simply put corals ‘back out to die’ – here’s how we can improve their chances
For decades, conservationists have tried to repopulate dead reefs with corals reared elsewhere.
March 19, 2024 • ~6 min
Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
March 13, 2024 • ~10 min
Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial fishing than previously thought − we estimated added pressure from ‘dark’ fishing vessels
The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for ‘dark’ fishing vessels, a new study finds.
March 6, 2024 • ~7 min
RSPB at 120: the forgotten South American pioneer who helped change Victorian attitudes to birds
A group of determined women founded the RSPB, but they had great support behind the scenes by a little-known Argentinean naturalist.
Feb. 27, 2024 • ~7 min
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