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March 18, 2019

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: 'Disgusting' 88-lb mass of plastic bags found in dead whale's stomach

Researchers have discovered 88 pounds of plastic bags in the stomach of a whale that died after becoming stranded on a Philippines beach.

March 8, 2019

Despite California’s long drought, trillions of gallons of rainwater wastefully flowing into sea

California’s rainy season could be the wettest in 40 years, but experts say the state is missing a major opportunity by failing to collect the trillions of gallons of storm runoff that currently flows wastefully into the ocean.

March 8, 2019

Brazilian agency hopes to reunite isolated Amazon tribe with kin, prevent violence with another group

A Brazilian group set off on a risky mission to contact a small, isolated tribe in the Amazon and reunite some members with their relatives in hopes to avoid a bloody battle near the Peruvian border.

October 18, 2018

'Largest living thing,' an 80,000-year-old Utah forest, is dying, scientists warn

An ancient forest in Utah considered to be the largest single living thing in the world is dying, according to scientists. 

August 24, 2018

Incredible drone footage shows isolated Amazon tribe

Remarkable drone footage offers a rare glimpse of an isolated tribe in Brazilian Amazon.

August 17, 2018

Florida's red tide: Scientists seek solution to toxic algae crisis

Scientists are seeking a solution to the red tide crisis that that has been devastating marine life on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

June 28, 2018

'Sonar Anomaly' discovered off North Carolina coast, fascinating scientists

NOAA explorers have discovered a “sonar anomaly” off the coast of North Carolina.

June 7, 2018

Florida's 'city of the future' is first solar-powered town in America

Babcock Ranch, near Fort Myers on state’s west coast, was developed from the beginning with a massive solar power farm generating 100 percent of the electric needs. About 350,000 photovoltaic solar panels stretch across a swath of land the size of 200 football fields.

May 31, 2018

The oldest-known tree in Europe is having a growth spurt

Perched high on a cliff in southern Italy, a bone-white pine tree has watched the Renaissance come and go, seen dozens of wars rage and resolve, and stood by as thousands of less-persistent organisms lived and died on the rocky slopes below. The tree, nicknamed Italus, has seen a lot. You would, too, if you were more than 1,200 years old.

March 21, 2018

4 up-close encounters with sea creatures

Sharks and whales and manatees—oh my! For a kid fascinated by marine life, there’s nothing more exciting than interacting with a finned friend in its natural habitat. Got a water baby in your family? Here are four encounters that let you get up-close and personal with some not-so-scary sea creatures.