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The Trump Administration Asks a Judge to Allow Oil Exploration to Begin Despite Coastal Communities’ Lawsuit

The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to allow seismic airgun testing to begin off the Atlantic coast while a lawsuit to prevent the practice works its way through the courts.

Kate Wheeling

Environment

The Warming of the World’s Oceans Is Set to Increase Dramatically Over the Next 60 Years

Using a cutting-edge observation system, researchers have found that, unless we reduce emissions, the warming of the world's oceans will continue at a rapid pace.

Mike Gaworecki

Environment

The Knock-On Effects of Rats on Island Ecosystems

New research finds that the biomass of the entire fish community was nearly 50 percent larger around the rat-free islands.

John C. Cannon

A school of fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay on January 15th, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Environment

Corals Can Withstand Another Century of Climate Change

Heat-tolerant genes may spread through coral populations fast enough to give the marine creatures a tool to survive another 100 years of warming in our oceans.

Kate Wheeling