Song of World’s Rarest Large Whale ‘Crying for Mate’ Recorded for First Time
Marine biologists have for the first time recorded the song of the world’s rarest large whale, the eastern North Pacific right whale, of which fewer than 30 individuals remain. The calls, which...
View ArticleForty Tons of Fishing Nets Collected by California Nonprofit in Pacific Ocean...
In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons (36 metric tons) of abandoned fishing nets this month from an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch....
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July Was Hottest Month Measured on Earth Since 1880, Scientists Say
July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that scientists say backs up predictions for man-made climate change. Children cool off at a...
View ArticleEarth Had Its Hottest Decade on Record in 2010s, According to 2 U.S. Agencies
The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to...
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