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Decline in Alaskan sea otters affects bald eagles' diet

Sea otters are known as a keystone species, filling such an important niche in ocean communities that without them, entire ecosystems can collapse. Scientists…

Arctic sea ice annual freeze-up underway

This year marked the first time since satellite measurements began in the 1970s that the Northern Sea Route, also known as the Northeast Passage, and the…

Northern Ice Sheets Younger Than Believed

When climate and ice sheet models of the past closely match other information, in this case sea-level data, climate scientists gain more precise tools for…

Sea Turtles FeeBee and Milton to be Released with Satellite Tracking Device

To celebrate their release into the wild, a “Goodbye” party will take place on Sunday, October 5, from 1-4 p.m. at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center located at…

Six Environmental Research Studies Reveal Critical Health Risks from Plastic

Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and flame retardants (PBDEs) are strongly associated with adverse health effects on humans and laboratory animals. A…

For Easy Sleep Along the Shore: Making Hazard Warnings More Effective

“One of the biggest lessons we learned from the tsunami was how lacking Sri Lanka was in terms of an emergency warning system. The most tragic aspect of the…

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