Seawalls are great at protecting property and people. A new nature-inspired seawall add-on is trying to make them better at protecting marine wildlife too.
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Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds
Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
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Marine life’s latest hotspot could be an underwater volcano primed to erupt by Oregon
A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the year is over.
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A jellyfish with a superpower — it can fuse with another and become one
Researchers found that two individuals of a type of comb jelly can fuse and become one with a shared nervous system and digestive system — which has implications for animal regeneration and immune systems.
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Not a B movie: Sharks are ingesting cocaine in the ocean, scientists find
A scientist in the study says it’s likely the sharks were exposed to Rio de Janeiro wastewater contaminated from human use of cocaine.
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Federal Scientists Say Offshore Wind Will Impact Critical Ocean Surveys
Federal scientists say they won’t be able to conduct important studies of marine life if offshore wind developments begin popping up in New England waters. They voiced their concerns during a regional meeting on offshore wind on Thursday.
