How marine mammals stay hydrated in a salty sea

Almost all marine mammals are carnivores: Think orcas, whales, dolphins, and even walruses and otters. Even baleen whales eat ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Sea Levels Might Be Higher Than We Thought, Putting Millions of People in the Path of Coastal Flooding Sooner Than Expected

A lot of past research has used flawed methodology to estimate current coastal water levels, according to a new study ...

Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its own, speeding up environmental ...

Sea turtles, shrinking beaches and rising seas: Study finds nesting sites running out of room

Sandy beaches account for approximately a third of the world's ice-free coastlines. These sandy shorelines are responsible ...
WBUR

New study finds sea level rise is speeding up, contradicting federal report

The fence around a "Building A Better Boston" project gets its feet wet as high tide during the snow storm floods across Long Wharf in 2020. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) New research from the Woods Hole ...