Sarah DeWeerdt

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    How a New Database Can Help Protect the Ocean

    The Navigator project centralizes data about marine protected areas—and places with lesser protections—from around the world.

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    The Challenge of Deep-Sea Taxonomy

    Miles below the ocean’s surface, should the old rules still apply?

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    Bioluminescence Is Nature’s Love Light

    When sparks fly, new species follow.

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    Zombie Sponge Reefs Are Lurking at the Bottom of the Sea

    The resurrection of glass sponge reefs proves extinction doesn’t have to be eternal.