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Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
Crude oil tankers near UAE © Shutterstock Our dash for ocean resources, known as the "Blue Acceleration", mirrors what we’ve already done to the land, new research finds. Humans are leaving...
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Thursday, February 6th, 2020
Wandering albatross in flight © Mike Double Albatross cops may soon be taking to the skies over the subantarctic Isles to scan remote parts of the Pacific Ocean for illegal...
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Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
Bleached coral on the Great Barrier Reef near Port Douglas in February © HANDOUT, Reuters The planet’s largest carbon sink is a major focus at the United Nations climate summit...
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Thursday, October 17th, 2019
Shoppers buying farmed fish such as prawns and Scottish salmon labelled as sustainable in UK supermarkets may unwittingly be contributing to the collapse of fish stocks in Asia and Africa, a...
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Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before, a major new IPCC report from the United Nations warns. According to a UN panel of scientists, waters...
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Thursday, September 5th, 2019
Plastic pollution is being deposited into the fossil record, research has found, with contamination increasing exponentially since 1945. Scientists suggest the plastic layers could be used to mark the start...
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Monday, August 12th, 2019
Adult sockeye salmon returning to spawn in the lakes of Bristol Bay, Alaska. © Jason Ching/University of Washington A series of studies suggests migrating salmon work together to find their...
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Friday, August 9th, 2019
The next United Nations climate change summit will take place in Glasgow, if a bid to attract COP26 to the UK is successful, it has been announced. The UK and...
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Wednesday, July 31st, 2019
Kelp bed © COAST As Scotland sweltered in record atmospheric temperatures last week marine scientists were investigating the rise of a lesser-known but equally life-threatening heatwave. Ocean heatwaves are a...
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Monday, July 29th, 2019
MSC certified fish © Marine Stewardship Council North Sea cod could soon be coming off the menu for environmentally conscious diners as a decision is expected by the end of...
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