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Lost in the Lights
Read more: Lost in the LightsHow Light Pollution Threatens Marine Life 66 million years ago — Late Cretaceous, Montana, USA: Darkness settles over the volcanic plains of Hell Creek. As twilight deepens, a Didelphodon—an early mammal, roughly the size of a badger—emerges cautiously from its burrow. It has embraced nocturnality, a rare evolutionary path among vertebrates, to avoid competition and predation from…
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The extraordinary world of marine plants
Read more: The extraordinary world of marine plantsThe rays of the morning sun pierce the shallows, casting golden light through the gently swaying seagrass. Algae, clinging to the rocks below, ripple like silk in the rhythm of the tide. Fish swim through this underwater meadow with effortless grace, while tiny crustaceans dance between the algae growing on rocks. It feels like drifting…
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Discover some of the often overlooked creatures of the Adriatic Coast
Read more: Discover some of the often overlooked creatures of the Adriatic CoastTHE CALCAREOUS WORM Beneath the surface of sheltered estuaries and lagoons, the calcareous tube-forming worm creates reefs from mineral secretions. From these white, stony tubes rise crown-like fans striped in rose and pearl like a underwater flower. Habitat Calcareous worms seek out the quiet places of the world, including harbours, lagoons and river mouths, where salt and…
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Sharks of the Mediterranean – The Lost Kings and Queens
Read more: Sharks of the Mediterranean – The Lost Kings and QueensIt’s dawn on the Sicilian coast. The sea lies still, barely breathing. Somewhere below, a shapeglides past a Posidonia meadow – a quiet flash of silver, ancient and electric. Most peoplewouldn’t think of the Mediterranean as shark territory, but they’d be wrong. These waters arehome to some of the most fascinating and misunderstood animals on…
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Tiny Wonders That Hold the Key to Our Coastal Ecosystems
Read more: Tiny Wonders That Hold the Key to Our Coastal EcosystemsI once read a quote by a psychologist saying that the extraordinary is just ordinary but enhanced. I believe this to be true when I look out at the wonderful world we live in. Just think of the seas and the mountains, and giant trees and meadows, everywhere you look is beaming with life, which…
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The Ocean as a Source of Conservation
Read more: The Ocean as a Source of ConservationThe ocean, with its endless blue, impresses not only with its beauty but also with its immense complexity. It is a place full of natural cycles, where countless animal and plant species interact in a finely tuned system that operates in perfect balance. This harmony is so precise that we humans have only begun to…
