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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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What Should We Do With an Old Sea Shanty?
Grappling with the complicated legacy of an unexpectedly popular musical genre.
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Why Is It So Difficult to Map the Ocean?
The most complete maps we have of the ocean floor lag far behind the maps we have of the moon.
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Who Speaks for the Whales?
Rights for cetaceans are not enough. They also deserve representation. -
A Plastic Oasis in the Sea
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t all garbage. It’s also an ecosystem. -
An Ark for Antarctica
Can we save the frozen continent’s unique fauna? -
A Wild Idea to Protect the Great Barrier Reef
Ships carry mist-making machines that cause clouds to block the sun. It could work. -
The World’s First Known Deep-Sea Octopus Nursery
What happens after a discovery hatches.