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UN forum to spotlight health, gender equality, oceans, in critical bid to meet development goals — Global Issues

The 2025 High-Level Political Forum, or HLPF, follows two recent successful UN conferences focused on vital development issues: one in…

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Nanoplastics Make Up Most of the Ocean’s Plastic Pollution

Most Plastic in the Ocean Is Invisible—And Deadly Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter…

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How Tanzania is Leading the Charge to Save Our Oceans — Global Issues

Chumbe Island Coral Park is an example of a successful Marine Protected Area. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (nice, france)…

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Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean’s midnight zone in world-first video

An elusive species of deep-sea squid has been seen alive for the first time off Antarctica, National Geographic has announced.…

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The world’s oceans are dying. Can a UN summit in Nice turn the tide? — Global Issues

From June 9 to 13, the coastal city of Nice will host the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a…

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There may be a surprising upside to losing coral reefs as oceans warm

Satellite view of coral reefs in New Caledonia Shutterstock/BEST-BACKGR​OUNDS There might be an upside to the loss of coral reefs.…

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With a Busy 2025 Hurricane Season Forecast, Staffing Cuts and Warm Oceans Worry Experts

June 1 marks the official start of the hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean—and once again, the season looks like…

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Global Push to Protect Oceans Gains Momentum Ahead of UN Conference in Nice — Global Issues

A group of employees from Tanzania Standard Chartered Bank remove plastic waste at Coco Beach in Dar es Salaam as…

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As Oceans Warm, Scientists Fight to Save Lush Kelp Forests

While free diving to photograph kelp forests along the California coastline, I’ve viscerally felt the consequences of finiteness as a…

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Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon

A free diver surrounded by plastic pollution Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Microplastics aren’t floating on only the surface…

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