Tag: Fisheries
Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting...
Chris Free, University of California, Santa Barbara
Climate change has been steadily warming the ocean, which absorbs most of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases...
How your diet contributes to nutrient pollution and dead zones in...
Donald Scavia, University of Michigan
Every year in early summer, scientists at universities, research institutions and federal agencies release forecasts for the formation of “dead...
High-tech fishing gear could help save critically endangered right whales
Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Hannah Myers, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit the world’s oceans are...
Hydropower dams can harm coastal areas far downstream
Paula Ezcurra, University of California San Diego and Octavio Aburto, University of California San Diego
Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world,...
Mapping the world’s ‘blue carbon’ hot spots in coastal mangrove forests
Robert Twilley, Louisiana State University and Andre Rovai, Louisiana State University
Human actions have boosted carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere to levels...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom lin
Joanne Burgess, Colorado State University and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University
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To conserve ocean life, marine reserves need to protect species that...
Heather Welch, University of California, Santa Cruz and Jennifer McHenry, Florida State University
This summer, many Americans will visit national parks and wildlife refuges in...
Climate change could alter ocean food chains, leading to far fewer...
Jefferson Keith Moore, University of California, Irvine
Climate change is rapidly warming the Earth and altering ecosystems on land and at sea that produce our...
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70 years of instant photos, thanks to inventor Edwin Land’s Polaroid...
Ann Elsner, Indiana University
It probably happens every minute of the day: A little girl demands to see the photo her parent has just taken...
