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A deep-sea remote operated vehicle kicks up dust as it lands on the bottom of the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific.
Global

Scientists’ alarm grows louder as industry inches closer to deep-sea mining

November 7, 2025

Tech companies want to scoop up key metals from the ocean floor to bypass China’s near monopoly. Conservationists fear the next environmental crisis. The tech industry needs critical minerals to survive and thrive. Some hard-to-find […]

Colorful fish and coral thrive under protections in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Hawaii, USA. Climate change threatens them still.
Global

Marine protected areas aren’t protected from climate change, new research warns

November 4, 2025

The network of marine protected areas (MPAs) the world has created throughout the years is just as vulnerable to global warming as unprotected ocean zones, an Australian scientist is now warning. Though these MPAs are […]

A palm plantation in the middle of Colombia's Catatumbo rainforest.
Global

Biodiversity crisis underscores the need for protected areas

October 18, 2024

Earth’s biodiversity has been decimated since the 1970s, a new study has revealed. The only thing that will save what’s left is the strong protection of more lands and waterways under strict conservation laws. Last […]

NOAA diver Keo Lopes conducts research on a reef amidst a school of giant trevally / ulua aukea (Caranx ignobilis) at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Global

Marine protected areas barely protect 10% of coral reef fish—study

October 8, 2024

Conservation policies such as marine protected areas and enforced fishing restrictions barely cover 10% of global reef fish stocks worldwide, according to a new assessment. This is despite government commitments to place at least 30% […]

Gourdin Island near the Antarctic Peninsula.
Global

The Antarctic Peninsula is “greening” at a faster clip

October 4, 2024

Global warming is seeing vegetation rapidly expanding on the Antarctic peninsula, scientists reported today. Their findings were published online this morning in the journal Nature Geoscience. The data they collected vividly demonstrates how climate change is […]

A live underwater broadcast from Channel Islands National Park is shown during a BioBlitz event in 2016.
North America

Channel Islands to bring back underwater education

September 26, 2024

A popular National Park Service educational program that was shut down during the pandemic will be revived, an NPS official recently confirmed during a public lecture. The program, Channel Islands Live, has been off-the-air for […]

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Spain will establish a new marine national park

August 6, 2024

Spain is getting closer to establishing its first and only marine national park. Last week, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the establishment of a marine preserve at Mar de las Calmas in the Canary […]

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