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The common octopus is a warm water species that usually lives in the temperate waters of the Mediterranean.

Many of the Antarctic’s smallest inhabitants have evolved over millions of years so their body fluids are similar in chemical composition to that of sea water.

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.

As one moves north, Maine’s kelp forests are being overtaken by dense mats of carpet-like turf algae.

Across the U.S., tech companies have courted backlash for using polluting gas generators to power massive new data centers.