A new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers shows that nearly 23% of short-finned pilot whales that stranded over 13 years in the main Hawaiian Islands ingested several pounds of plastic ropes, netting, fishing gear and plastic bags that were discarded in the ocean.
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Southern California is emerging from yet another round of wildfires just as the wildfire season gets underway.
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Even Small Amounts of Ocean Plastic Can Affect Petrel Chicks
Ocean plastic pollution is accidentally on the menu for southern giant petrel chicks.
Kelp Forest Loss Reverberates Down to Microbial Level
As one moves north, Maine’s kelp forests are being overtaken by dense mats of carpet-like turf algae.




