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Underwater Volcano Near Oregon Set to Erupt and Ignite Ocean Life

Underwater Volcano Near Oregon Set to Erupt and Ignite Ocean Life

Nearly a mile beneath the Pacific, an underwater volcano is primed to erupt—and the ripple effects could reshape life on the ocean floor. Axial Seamount, just 300 miles off Oregon’s...

Underwater Volcano Near Oregon Set to Erupt and Ignite Ocean Life

Nearly a mile beneath the Pacific, an underwater volcano is primed to erupt—and the ripple effects could reshape life on the ocean floor. Axial Seamount, just 300 miles off Oregon’s...

Mysterious Supergiant Crustacean May Dominate the Deep Sea

Mysterious Supergiant Crustacean May Dominate the Deep Sea

Lurking in the darkest, most remote parts of the ocean is a creature that could easily go unnoticed—if it weren’t the size of a loaf of bread. Alicella gigantea, the...

Mysterious Supergiant Crustacean May Dominate the Deep Sea

Lurking in the darkest, most remote parts of the ocean is a creature that could easily go unnoticed—if it weren’t the size of a loaf of bread. Alicella gigantea, the...

Clownfish Are Collapsing in Size as Ocean Temperatures Break Records

Clownfish Are Collapsing in Size as Ocean Temperatures Break Records

Clownfish aren’t just swimming through climate change—they’re shrinking to survive it. In a stunning twist of nature, scientists have discovered these iconic reef dwellers are physically shortening their bodies during...

Clownfish Are Collapsing in Size as Ocean Temperatures Break Records

Clownfish aren’t just swimming through climate change—they’re shrinking to survive it. In a stunning twist of nature, scientists have discovered these iconic reef dwellers are physically shortening their bodies during...

Melting ice sheets in polar regions

Melting Ice Sheets in Greenland and Antarctica: What the Latest Study Reveals

Study reveals rapid ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accelerates sea-level rise risks.

Melting Ice Sheets in Greenland and Antarctica: What the Latest Study Reveals

Study reveals rapid ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica accelerates sea-level rise risks.

Proposed ESA Change Opens the Door to Bulldozing Critical Habitat for Profit

Proposed ESA Change Opens the Door to Bulldozing Critical Habitat for Profit

A dangerous proposal would strip the Endangered Species Act of its power to protect habitats — the very places animals need to survive.

Proposed ESA Change Opens the Door to Bulldozing Critical Habitat for Profit

A dangerous proposal would strip the Endangered Species Act of its power to protect habitats — the very places animals need to survive.

Mining Machines Tore Through the Ocean Floor and Nothing Has Grown Back After 50 Years

Mining Machines Tore Through the Ocean Floor and Nothing Has Grown Back After 50 Years

In 1970, a machine dragged across the seafloor off the U.S. coast left a barren trench still visible today.

Mining Machines Tore Through the Ocean Floor and Nothing Has Grown Back After 50 Years

In 1970, a machine dragged across the seafloor off the U.S. coast left a barren trench still visible today.