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Will the Race for Electric Vehicles Endanger the Earth’s Most Sensitive Ecosystem?

Materials needed to make the batteries for electric cars and other clean technology is driving interest in deep-seabed mining, and scientists fear the cost to the ocean will be steep.
March 10, 2021
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Materials needed to make the batteries for electric cars and other clean technology is driving interest in deep-seabed mining, and scientists fear the cost to the ocean will be steep.
coral research

Want to Save the World’s Coral Reefs? A MERMAID Can Help

New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.
October 26, 2020
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New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.
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Sharks: Imperiled, Maligned, Fascinating

A collection of our best articles and essays about some the world’s most at-risk groups of species — and what we can learn from them.
August 9, 2020
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A collection of our best articles and essays about some the world’s most at-risk groups of species — and what we can learn from them.