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Mass bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef for second year in a row

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Mass bleaching hits Great Barrier Reef for second year in a row

The reef’s central portion is bleaching fast this year, following huge losses in the northern part last year – and climate change is the culprit

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Squishy robotic manta ray flaps its wings to spy in the ocean

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Squishy robotic manta ray flaps its wings to spy in the ocean

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Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times

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A vaquita caught in a net

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World’s most endangered marine mammal has 30 individuals left

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Bees of the sea: Tiny crustaceans pollinate underwater plants

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Bees of the sea: Tiny crustaceans pollinate underwater plants

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Fish swims to the same nest each year just like migrating birds

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Fish swims to the same nest each year just like migrating birds

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Islands to lose fresh water as rising seas sink them from within

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Islands to lose fresh water as rising seas sink them from within

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Auto ‘finprinting’ identifies individual sharks as they migrate

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Auto ‘finprinting’ identifies individual sharks as they migrate

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Hurricane Matthew due to hit Haiti with 210kph winds today

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Hurricane Matthew due to hit Haiti with 210kph winds today

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Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

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Arctic summer sea ice melts to second lowest level ever recorded

The melt follows last year’s record low of winter ice that set stage for the summer low. Long term consequences for ecosystems could be dire

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Oceans given boost as nations agree to protect a third worldwide

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White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

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Ocean warming is already spreading diseases and killing corals

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Whales dive slower and feed less in response to shipping noise

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