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Making Sense of the Great Barrier Reef’s Mysterious Green Donuts
Researchers set sail to the Great Barrier Reef to study how ring-shaped algae deposits formed and evolved, what feeds them, and the diversity of creatures that call them home.
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Reevaluating Ecosystems on the Basis of Climate Change Vulnerability
Climate change elevates the risk category of ecosystems across the United States, a new study finds.
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What Happens When Six Sea Turtles Go Rogue
In a study of more than 200 sea turtles, researchers were surprised by six turtles that went their own way.
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Birds Are Getting Caged In at Brazil’s Savanna
Deforestation and climate change threaten life in the Cerrado. A new study shows how few places there are left to go.
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Congress Hears Biodiversity Warning During a Charged Hearing
At a testy congressional hearing, leading experts confronted attacks on the science.
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Scientists Examine Novel Options to Save Coral Reefs
Warming events prompt scientists to look at ecological, genetic, and engineering interventions.
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Threatened Sea Turtles in Hawaii Losing Ground to Rising Oceans
By midcentury, the Hawaiian green sea turtle could lose nesting beaches of increasing importance on Oahu, the most populous island in the chain.
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Obama Unveils First Marine National Monument in the Atlantic
The new designation follows the administration's expansion last month of a marine sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii into the world's largest protected ocean area.
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Habitat Fragmentation Prevents Migration During Climate Change
East Coast species will face the most difficulty finding routes to cooler homes as climate change forces migration.