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The most dangerous element from discarded plastic waste is microplastics. Image: Shutterstock
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Seaweed Could Be Indonesia’s Answer to the Global Plastic Crisis

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A male pilot whale has died after rescuers found it struggling in southern Thailand. It had 17 pounds of plastic in its stomach. Photos: Thai Wales
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Pilot Whale With 80 Plastic Bags In Stomach Dies In Thailand

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Estimating shark numbers is extremely difficult and very contentious.
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World-First Genetic Analysis Reveals Australian Great White Shark Numbers

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A harpooned whale hanging off the side of the Nisshin Maru. Image: Glenn Lockitch/Sea Shepherd
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Japanese Whalers Report That They Killed 333 Whales for “Research” Purposes

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Corsets are not a good look for a turtle. Image: Saltwater Brewery
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Here’s a Company Making Six-Pack Rings Animals Can Actually Eat

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Saturday, May 19, 2018. A photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey shows lava flowing from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii. Kilauea volcano began erupting more than two weeks ago and has burned dozens of homes, forced people to flee and shot up plumes of steam from its summit that led officials to distribute face masks to protect against ash particles. Image: U.S. Geological Survey via AP
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Eruptions and Lava Flows on Kilauea: What’s Going on Beneath Hawai’i’s Volcano?

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Want to Protect Your Favorite Surf Spots in the World? There’s an App for That

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Carissa Moore’s Simple Yet Powerful Message on Sustainability: Little Things Make a Difference

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Shark Deterrent Tech Says It’s the Only Proven Solution That Works 60% of the Time

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This Is What Happens When a Hippie Goes Hunting

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Microplastic in the soil is extremely difficult to track (or remove).
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Australia’s Soil Could Be Full of Microplastics

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NCI, Australia's national research computing facility, created a stunning video showing exactly how one of the most complex climate systems on earth works.
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Scientists Explain ‘Marine Heat Waves’ Are Now 34% More Likely to Occur

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A sick Japanese reef. 99 percent of Japan's largest reef is dying. Image: Shutterstock
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Study Finds Only 1.4 Percent of Japan’s Largest Coral Reef Is Healthy

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New Study Suggests Hurricanes Are Bound to Get More Severe

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If one theory is correct, microbes may be evolving to clean up our mess. Photo: Elite Reader
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Scientists Just Found Plastic Debris 36,000-Feet Deep in the Mariana Trench

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Surfrider Intends to Sue Under Clean Water Act to Address Border Pollution

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A coral reef after a bleaching event. Photo: PopSci
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How Coral Reefs Became ‘Zombie Ecosystems’

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If We Can’t Recycle it, Why Not Turn Our Plastic Waste Into Fuel?

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The complex low weather system currently swirling over south-eastern Australia. Image: Bureau of Meteorology
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Here’s How a Complex Low Pressure System Sent Temperatures Plummeting

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