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A portrait of South Georgia: Abundance, exploitation, recovery

A portrait of South Georgia: Abundance, exploitation, recovery

A series of ecological initiatives, including the eradication of several invasive species, has dramatically revived the life and landscape of this remote sub-Antarctic island.
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How 14 elephant seals assisted an Antarctic ice study
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How 14 elephant seals assisted an Antarctic ice study

Mapping currents in the Southern Ocean is vital to monitoring climate change, but hard to conduct. So scientists turned to seals for help.
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As seas warm, Galápagos Islands face a giant evolutionary test
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As seas warm, Galápagos Islands face a giant evolutionary test

Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis.
Drilling in the Arctic: Questions for a polar bear expert
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Drilling in the Arctic: Questions for a polar bear expert

The Trump administration is reversing a longstanding ban on oil exploration on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The area is home to about 900 polar bears. Can they withstand another disruption?

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The bearded seal my son may never hunt
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The bearded seal my son may never hunt

Inupiat have sustained themselves with these seals for thousands of years in the Bering Sea. Climate change threatens this tradition.
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The polar bear cam makes it clear: It’s getting tougher out there
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The polar bear cam makes it clear: It’s getting tougher out there

A new study that tracked polar bears on sea ice off Alaska found that they’re fat-burning machines. That means when food is hard to find, they lose weight fast.
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