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The Nurdle Patrol Wages War on Plastic Pellets, With Boost from Lawsuit Settlement
Plastic pollution has contaminated every continent on Earth, and some of the smallest plastic particles, called nurdles, are among the most insidious.
Decoding a Drop of Water to Understand Life on the Texas Coast
You can swim, but you can't hide.
UT Marine Science Institute Teams with SeaWorld San Antonio
When SeaWorld San Antonio unveiled and opened Turtle Reef™, featuring non-releasable sea turtles in a first-of-its-kind habitat, part of the focus was on its partnership with The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, Texas.
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Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Microbes Gobble Greenhouse Gases and Perhaps Oil Spills, Too
They were found living in the extremely hot, deep-sea sediments located in the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California
Oil Impairs Ability of Coral Reef Fish to Find Homes and Evade Predators
Just like a person after one too many cocktails, a few drops of oil can cause coral reef fish to make poor decisions.
Spying on Fish Love Calls Could Help Protect Them from Overfishing
The researchers developed the method specifically for the Gulf corvina, a popular fish in Mexico’s Gulf of California
