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We Finally Know Why Florida's Coral Reefs Are Dying, and It's Not Just Climate Change

July 17, 2019 | Article

Hot water is killing Florida's coral reefs. But it's not the only factor bleaching them white.
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Thousands of Sharks and Rays May Be Getting Strangled by Plastic Waste

July 08, 2019 | Article

No one is talking about this killer of sharks and rays.
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This Remote Atlantic Island Is Being Covered in a 'Crust' of Plastic Trash

June 26, 2019 | Article

Researchers have discovered yet another new form of plastic pollution infesting Earth's oceans and beaches — and it's real crusty.
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The Plastic We 'Recycle' Is Actually Horrible for the Environment

June 17, 2019 | Article

When you drop your plastic waste into the recycling bin, where does it go?
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Sorry Napoleon, A Big Garbage Patch Is Floating Near Your Mediterranean Islands

May 22, 2019 | Article

The Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Elba are famous for being the birthplace and exile prison, respectively, of Napoleon Bonaparte. But now they might be known for being the neighbors of a chronically forming garbage patch.
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Scientists Went to One of the World's Most Remote Island Atolls. They Found 414 Million Pieces of Plastic

May 20, 2019 | Article

Researchers dug holes in the sand. The holes were filled with plastic.
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Gallery: America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2019

April 16, 2019 | Countdown

The nonprofit American Rivers lists these 10 waterways as the most at-risk in the country.
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Your Dumb Party Balloons Are Killing All the Seabirds

March 05, 2019 | Article

The biggest threat to seabirds isn't plastic straws. It's balloons.
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Giant 'Fatberg' of Grease and Baby Wipes Jams British Sewer

January 08, 2019 | Article

A 210-foot-long (64 meters) monster made from grease and used baby-wipes has clogged up a sewer in Sidmouth in southwestern England.
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7 Odd Things That Raise Your Risk of Cancer (and 1 That Doesn't)

December 24, 2018 | Countdown

Some things that may raise people's risk of cancer don't get a lot of attention.
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