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New species of orange-red scorpionfish discovered in the Caribbean

Shreya Dasgupta 28 Jul 2016

The ‘raven’ whale: scientists uncover new beaked whale

Jeremy Hance 27 Jul 2016
A mangrove forest in Daintree, Australia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

On World Mangrove Day, 9 things to know about these tough plants

Melati Kaye 26 Jul 2016

Mexico bans gillnets to protect rare vaquita porpoise

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Jul 2016

Fish farms need not be outlawed in Indonesia’s Lake Toba: minister

Aria Danaparamita 25 Jul 2016

Military sent to clear fish farms in Indonesia’s Lake Toba

Aria Danaparamita 22 Jul 2016

Whale sharks inch closer to extinction

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Jul 2016

Looks like Casper: Expedition captures first-ever live footage of ghostlike fish

Shreya Dasgupta 19 Jul 2016

9 new natural sites added to World Heritage List

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Jul 2016

South China Sea ruling slams China for poaching, reef destruction

David E. Brown 14 Jul 2016

Warming seas causing massive die-off of Australia’s reef forests

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Jul 2016

Fish kills at Amazon’s Belo Monte dam point up builder’s failures

Sue Branford 13 Jul 2016

Three Cambodian activists convicted and heavily fined — but free

Rod Harbinson 6 Jul 2016

5 Tech Projects That Are Protecting Sharks

Taylor Robb-McCord 30 Jun 2016

Amid illegal fishing crackdown, Indonesia to buoy legal catch

Cory Rogers, M Ambari 30 Jun 2016
Protesters target Cathay Pacific at Hong Kong International Airport in May. Courtesy of WildAid

Cathay Pacific bans shark fin shipments

Mongabay.com 27 Jun 2016

Widespread coral bleaching event to hit US hard for third straight year

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Jun 2016
A still of juvenile blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) from the baited Go-Pro rig that researchers set in the waters of the Daram no-take zone in West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Vanessa Jaiteh.

Protected areas grow populations of shark — and disenfranchised fishers

Melati Kaye 15 Jun 2016

Drink beer, help the ocean?

Julia John 14 Jun 2016

Malaysia gets its largest marine park

Shreya Dasgupta 13 Jun 2016
Illegal forest clearingfor oil palm in Riau Province. Photo by Rhett A Butler

How is Indonesian president Jokowi doing on environmental issues?

Philip Jacobson 12 Jun 2016
A golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), caught on camera trap inside the reserve. Photo courtesy of Laohegou Nature Reserve Center.

Can China’s first private nature reserve become truly sustainable?

Wang Yan 10 Jun 2016

Chinese villagers turn from logging to forest patrols, bees, and fish

Wang Yan 8 Jun 2016

Top 10 stories you should be aware of this World Oceans Day, according to Carl Safina

Mike Gaworecki 8 Jun 2016

How do we keep the oceans from becoming the world’s plastic trash can?

Annie Shapiro 8 Jun 2016

1.6 million Brazilians struggle to recover from Fundão toxic waste spill

Zoe Sullivan 3 Jun 2016

International treaty targeting illegal fishing takes effect

Alexandra Ossola 3 Jun 2016

The dark side of China’s foreign fishing boom

Cory Rogers 2 Jun 2016

Photos: the people of Indonesia’s marine protected areas

Mongabay 2 Jun 2016

Sharks have personalities just like you and me

Mike Gaworecki 1 Jun 2016

Scientists puzzled by slowing of Atlantic conveyor belt, warn of abrupt climate change

Mike Gaworecki 27 May 2016

One-third of North America’s birds at risk of extinction, report says

Shreya Dasgupta 23 May 2016

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