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Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» ITTOQQORTOORMIIT (DENMARK) - The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse.
Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» ITTOQQORTOORMIIT (DENMARK) - The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse.
Fin whales have a party
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 31/07/2022
» From a distance, it looked like thick fog across the horizon. But as the ship drew closer, the ocean bubbled as 150 fin whales, the planet's second-largest creatures, dived and lunged against the water's surface.
Huge groups of fin whales sign of hope for ocean giants
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» PARIS - For the first time since whaling was banned, dozens of southern fin whales have been filmed feasting together in a "thrilling" Antarctic spectacle, hailed by scientists Thursday as a sign of hope for the world's second largest animal.
Drifting into trouble? Tiny ocean creatures with a global impact
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom: The strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a child's imagination.
Blue whales 'hedge their bets' in search for food - study
AFP, Published on 26/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate north from their winter breeding grounds off Costa Rica to the coast of the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Chilean Patagonia: an open-air lab to study climate change
AFP, Published on 14/01/2019
» SENO BALLENA (CHILE) - In one of the most inhospitable places on Earth, the southernmost part of Chile's Patagonia region, scientists are studying whales, dolphins and algae in order to help predict how climate change will affect the world's oceans.
The land before time
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/10/2018
» Being declared Thailand's first global geopark is a major boon for Satun. But it does mean that some things have to be done differently.
Hungry penguins chase Antarctic's declining krill
AFP, Published on 08/04/2016
» ANTARCTICA - Waddling over the rocks, legions of penguins hurl themselves into the icy waters of Antarctica, foraging to feed their young.
Antarctic blue whales 'belong to three populations'
AFP, Published on 09/03/2016
» SYDNEY - Antarctic blue whales, the largest creatures on the planet, likely belong to three populations that feed alongside each other but breed in separate oceans, according to Australian-led research published Wednesday.