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Split image: on the left, a white SUV sinking into the ocean at sunset; on the right, a spiny sea cucumber on a coral reef.

Atlantic Seafloor Turns Into Graveyard for Exotic Cars and Marine Life

Nearly 4,000 luxury cars—including Bentleys, Lamborghinis, and Porsches—now rest nearly 30,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean. The Felicity Ace burned for days before sinking, releasing lithium-ion batteries, oils, and chemicals...

Atlantic Seafloor Turns Into Graveyard for Exotic Cars and Marine Life

Nearly 4,000 luxury cars—including Bentleys, Lamborghinis, and Porsches—now rest nearly 30,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean. The Felicity Ace burned for days before sinking, releasing lithium-ion batteries, oils, and chemicals...

Survey Finds Most Americans Think Caring for Nature is a Civic Duty

Survey Finds Most Americans Think Caring for Nature is a Civic Duty

New WWF research shows Americans care deeply about nature and consider it a part of our cultural identity.

Survey Finds Most Americans Think Caring for Nature is a Civic Duty

New WWF research shows Americans care deeply about nature and consider it a part of our cultural identity.

A brown pelican stands among thick mats of sargassum seaweed washed ashore on the beach.

Massive Seaweed Belt Smothers Beaches and Threatens Ocean Life

A seaweed belt the size of continents now stretches from Africa to the Caribbean, weighing nearly 38 million tons. Once a lifeline for marine life, it is now suffocating beaches,...

Massive Seaweed Belt Smothers Beaches and Threatens Ocean Life

A seaweed belt the size of continents now stretches from Africa to the Caribbean, weighing nearly 38 million tons. Once a lifeline for marine life, it is now suffocating beaches,...

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How Extreme Heat Pushes Animals to the Edge of Survival

Wildlife across the globe is being forced to adapt in ways never seen before. Reptiles are changing sex in their eggs. Species are crowding dwindling water sources. Genetic patterns are...

How Extreme Heat Pushes Animals to the Edge of Survival

Wildlife across the globe is being forced to adapt in ways never seen before. Reptiles are changing sex in their eggs. Species are crowding dwindling water sources. Genetic patterns are...

A capybara sits alert in tall green grass near the water’s edge, with another capybara resting in the blurred background.

Capybaras Face Slaughter As Colombia Considers Opening The Plains To Hunters

Colombia is at a crossroads. The nation is considering whether to legalize hunting of capybaras — the world’s largest rodents, often called the friendliest animals alive.

Capybaras Face Slaughter As Colombia Considers Opening The Plains To Hunters

Colombia is at a crossroads. The nation is considering whether to legalize hunting of capybaras — the world’s largest rodents, often called the friendliest animals alive.

A sea turtle swims near the ocean surface above coral and rocks, bubbles rising from its head as it moves through clear turquoise water.

Poachers And Plastic Push Nigeria’s Sea Turtles To The Edge Of Extinction

Nigeria’s sea turtles are running out of safe places to nest. Poachers hunt them for meat and shells, while plastic and nets choke their waters. Communities are fighting back, but...

Poachers And Plastic Push Nigeria’s Sea Turtles To The Edge Of Extinction

Nigeria’s sea turtles are running out of safe places to nest. Poachers hunt them for meat and shells, while plastic and nets choke their waters. Communities are fighting back, but...