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Ecologically- and economically-rich coral reefs occur in very specific places on our planet.
How can we effectively communicate the urgency around plastic pollution in the ocean to effect change?
Warmer waters off of the coast of California are wreaking havoc on local fisheries.
Our first monthly Earth Update; hand-picked stories of our beloved planet from the visualization team here at the Academy.
Could a gooey cornstarch mixture popular with preschoolers have stopped the oil from gushing into the Gulf?
Scientists are proposing a huge mission to count and describe all of Earth's species over the next 50 years.
The 2010 earthquake in Chile may not have decreased, but actually increased, the likeliness of a new, large earthquake.
The Academy's Terry Gosliner describes a recent bleaching event in the Coral Triangle.
The US Geological Survey wants us to be prepared for severe flooding. Flooding that could cause more damage and be even deadlier than a large earthquake.
New evidence that the rise and fall of civilizations can be tied to dramatic changes in climate.
