Marine

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Sciences & Technology

Whale migration in our noisy oceans

Mathematical modelling reveals that human-driven noise in our oceans is affecting marine life, particularly whales, confusing their annual migrations

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Sciences & Technology

The ‘Russian dolls’ of coral reefs

The discovery of bacteria inside the algae that live inside corals sheds new light on reef-building corals and could be important for understanding coral bleaching

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Environment

Protecting our coasts naturally

Nature could offer better protection for our coastlines than hard, grey concrete - as we face the effects of climate change like rising sea levels

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Politics & Society

Protest and democracy in Asia

Protests on the Japanese island of Okinawa are an example of growing civil society dynamism in Asia, an important element of democracy and active peace-seeking

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Arts & Culture

Jellyfish: Where art meets science

The other-worldly work of Penelope Davis brings art and science together in a commentary about the impact of climate change

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Environment

Three ways to save stressed-out coral

What if coral could be made more resistant to the effects of climate change?

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Environment

From Killer Whales to underworld killers, the evolution of a documentary filmmaker

Klaus Toft tells stories while chasing the Jacques Cousteau lifestyle

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Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Helping corals survive a rapidly changing world

Professor Madeleine van Oppen wants to manipulate the complex relationship between corals and microbes to accelerate coral evolution

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