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New Zealand sea sponge populations ‘dying by the millions’ due to climate change

New Zealand sea sponge populations ‘dying by the millions’ due to climate change

(CNN) – Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the…
World’s biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia

World’s biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia

Cambodia – Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world’s biggest freshwater fish ever…
Newly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place

Newly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place

(CNN) – A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been documented living in southeast Greenland. Scientists who…
Galapagos tortoise species was thought to be extinct until a female loner’s discovery

Galapagos tortoise species was thought to be extinct until a female loner’s discovery

(CNN) – When a small female tortoise was spotted in 2019 on the inaccessible volcanic island of Fernandina in the…
Egypt allocates site at Mount Galala for tourism of migratory birds, minister

Egypt allocates site at Mount Galala for tourism of migratory birds, minister

The Egyptian Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, said on Sunday that Egypt has started theĀ  allocation of some sites in…
People will likely lose up to 58 hours of sleep by 2099, study suggests

People will likely lose up to 58 hours of sleep by 2099, study suggests

(CNN) – People around the world are likely to lose 50 to 58 hours of sleep a year by 2099…
Diving activities remain suspended for 6th day in Elphinstone due to tiger shark

Diving activities remain suspended for 6th day in Elphinstone due to tiger shark

Authorities in the Red Sea governorate have continued to stop all marine activities for the sixth day in Elphinstone reef…
Massive amount of water found below Antarctica’s ice sheet for 1st time

Massive amount of water found below Antarctica’s ice sheet for 1st time

(CNN) – Hidden deep below the ice sheet that covers Antarctica, scientists have discovered a massive amount of water. The…
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