Why Your Local Beach Is Disappearing (And How You Can Help Track It)
Every year, coastlines worldwide lose several feet of land to the relentless forces of waves, currents, and storms. Shoreline erosion—the gradual or...
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Category: Citizen Science and Volunteer Engagement
This category focuses on initiatives that involve the public in hands-on scientific research and conservation efforts, empowering individuals to contribute to marine biodiversity science.
How Coral IVF Is Saving the Ocean’s Most Threatened Ecosystems
Imagine borrowing techniques from human fertility medicine to save one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems. Just as in vitro fertilization has revolutionized...
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What Coastal Communities Can Do to Protect Marine Ecosystems in Their Backyard
Coastal communities sit at a point of direct contact with the marine ecosystems that most people only ever see from a distance....
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How Underwater Acoustic Positioning Tracks Ocean Life (And How You Can Help)
Beneath the ocean’s surface, where GPS signals cannot penetrate, scientists track everything from migrating whales to autonomous underwater vehicles using sound waves...
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Your THC Gummies Container Could Be Choking Sea Turtles Right Now
Every year, millions of mylar pouches, plastic containers, and non-biodegradable wrappers from edible cannabis gummies end their journey not in recycling facilities,...
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Plastic Particles Are Now in Our Blood—Here’s How You Can Help Track Them
In 2022, scientists made a discovery that transformed our understanding of plastic pollution’s reach: microplastics were detected in human blood for the...
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Climate Grief in Ocean Activism: Boosting the Mental Health of Marine Advocates
Watching the world’s oceans’ health rapidly decline from the frontline can be overwhelming. For marine advocates, scientists, and even just those living...
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Microplastics: The Invisible Threat Our Citizen Scientists Are Tracking
Microplastics have emerged as one of the most pervasive environmental threats of our time, infiltrating every corner of our planet – from...
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Seagrass Meadows: The Hidden Heroes Saving Our Coastal Communities
Beneath the ocean’s surface lies one of humanity’s most overlooked allies: seagrass meadows. These underwater gardens do far more than beautify our...
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How Underwater Acoustic Communication Is Revolutionizing Marine Research
Beneath the ocean’s surface lies a hidden network of communication that has revolutionized our understanding of marine environments. Sound waves, traveling nearly...
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