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Drone photography allows scientists to measure marine mammals without a catch

Danielle Bettermann 2 Mar 2018

Watch: A minke whale’s view of the Antarctic

Mongabay.com 16 Feb 2018
A manta ray in the South China Sea. Photo by Greg Asner/Divephoto.org.

2017’s top 10 ocean news stories

Douglas McCauley and Paul DeSalles 27 Dec 2017

Antarctica’s Larsen C calves giant 5,800 square kilometer iceberg

Gloria Dickie 12 Jul 2017

Microalgae genes help them adapt to harsh oceans, other species less lucky

Maxine Chen 17 May 2017

Top 10 HAPPY environmental stories of 2016

Shreya Dasgupta 28 Dec 2016

Sea ice extent tumbles around both poles in November

John Cannon 7 Dec 2016

World’s largest marine protected area created in Antarctica

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Oct 2016

Expert panel rebukes Japan’s new whaling proposal

Jeremy Hance 15 Apr 2015

Record heat in Antarctica

Mongabay.com 29 Mar 2015

For the first time, Sea Shepherd targets Antarctic toothfish poachers

Jeremy Hance 9 Dec 2014

Genetic sleuthing reveals grisly details of historic whale hunting

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Nov 2014

Russia and China blamed for blocking Antarctic marine reserve

Jeremy Hance 3 Nov 2014

Olinguito, tinkerbell, and a dragon: meet the top 10 new species of 2013

Jeremy Hance 22 May 2014

Climate change’s ominous secret

Larry Kraft 21 May 2014

Tipping point already reached? West Antarctica in slow-motion, unstoppable melt

Jeremy Hance 14 May 2014

Japan changes its mind about Antarctic whaling ban, plans to continue hunts in 2015

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Apr 2014

Court partially stops Japan’s ‘scientific’ whaling, but Pacific harvests to continue

Morgan Erickson-Davis 1 Apr 2014

Can penguins cope with climate change? Scientists find different types of ice elicit different responses

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2014

Amazing discovery in Antarctica: sea anemones found living upside down under ice (photos)

Jeremy Hance 27 Jan 2014

Global warming could upset Antarctic food chain

Raja Bandi 2 Jan 2014

Conservationists work to give South Georgia back to the birds

Karl Mathiesen 18 Jul 2013

Plan to preserve the world’s ‘last ocean’ killed by Russia

Jeremy Hance 16 Jul 2013

Last 30 years were the warmest in the last 1,400 years

Jeremy Hance 21 Apr 2013

Temperature in West Antarctica rising twice as fast as previously thought, finds study

Mongabay.com 23 Dec 2012

Greenland and Antarctica ice melt accelerating, pushing sea levels higher

Jeremy Hance 3 Dec 2012

Above the ocean: saving the world’s most threatened birds

Jeremy Hance 1 Nov 2012

Photos: emperor penguins take first place in renowned wildlife photo contest

Jeremy Hance 18 Oct 2012

Penguins face a slippery future

Jeremy Hance 26 Sep 2012

Jungles in Antarctica? High CO2 levels contributed to tropical conditions on the icy continent 50M years ago

Mongabay.com 2 Aug 2012

Humpback whales delaying migration due to Antarctic changes

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2012

Scientists discover ‘Grand Canyon’ of Antarctica buried deep in ice

Mongabay.com 27 Jul 2012

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