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Whale Sharks in Indonesia’s Marine Paradise Bear The Scars Of A Tragic Past

Whale Sharks in Indonesia’s Marine Paradise Bear The Scars Of A Tragic Past

In Indonesia’s Bird’s Head Seascape, nearly 80% of whale sharks bear scars caused by people. Researchers tracked 268 individuals over 13 years and found most injuries came from collisions with...

Whale Sharks in Indonesia’s Marine Paradise Bear The Scars Of A Tragic Past

In Indonesia’s Bird’s Head Seascape, nearly 80% of whale sharks bear scars caused by people. Researchers tracked 268 individuals over 13 years and found most injuries came from collisions with...

Light Pollution is Keeping Birds Up Longer, Study Finds

Light Pollution is Keeping Birds Up Longer, Study Finds

Researchers say it's important to learn how the increased wakefulness impacts bird health.

Light Pollution is Keeping Birds Up Longer, Study Finds

Researchers say it's important to learn how the increased wakefulness impacts bird health.

More Great Whites Are Being Spotted in the Northeast, Here's Why

More Great Whites Are Being Spotted in the Northeast, Here's Why

They can range from the Gulf of Mexico up to Maine, but beachgoers in Maine have been seeing a lot more of them lately.

More Great Whites Are Being Spotted in the Northeast, Here's Why

They can range from the Gulf of Mexico up to Maine, but beachgoers in Maine have been seeing a lot more of them lately.

A group of baby leatherback sea turtles emerging from the sand and heading toward the ocean.

Florida Sea Turtle Nesting Season Shaken by Preventable Attack on Hatchlings

On a quiet Florida beach, a joyful moment of life turned into tragedy. Newly hatched sea turtles, fighting to begin their journey to the ocean, were cut down in numbers...

Florida Sea Turtle Nesting Season Shaken by Preventable Attack on Hatchlings

On a quiet Florida beach, a joyful moment of life turned into tragedy. Newly hatched sea turtles, fighting to begin their journey to the ocean, were cut down in numbers...

Icebergs floating in dark water with fresh glacier calving visible along the ice wall.

Calving Glaciers Release Hidden Dangers Beneath The Waves

When glaciers calve, walls of ice crack and tumble into water with thunderous force. What looks like a natural spectacle hides a deeper truth: these events send colossal icebergs adrift,...

Calving Glaciers Release Hidden Dangers Beneath The Waves

When glaciers calve, walls of ice crack and tumble into water with thunderous force. What looks like a natural spectacle hides a deeper truth: these events send colossal icebergs adrift,...

A narwhal surfacing in the ocean as water sprays from its blowhole.

Drone Photographer Captures Stunning Footage of 'Unicorn Of The Sea' Swimming Beneath Arctic Ice

For centuries, the narwhal has inspired legends of unicorns, but few have ever seen this mysterious whale in its natural Arctic home. That changed when a drone camera captured jaw-dropping...

Drone Photographer Captures Stunning Footage of 'Unicorn Of The Sea' Swimming Beneath Arctic Ice

For centuries, the narwhal has inspired legends of unicorns, but few have ever seen this mysterious whale in its natural Arctic home. That changed when a drone camera captured jaw-dropping...