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Long Story Shorts: What’s the Deal with Bioluminescence? – Hakai Institute

anglerfish, Bioluminescence, Hakai Magazine, jellyfish, Katrina Pyne, Mercedes Minck, Shrimp

Excerpt:
Lots of organisms in the ocean can glow. But what is bioluminescence? And how is it used?

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Plastic Pollution

The German 2012 Coca-Cola line-up (by Like the Grand Canyon CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle – the Grist

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A theater kid who decided to take climate stories mainstream – the Temperature Check Podcast

Sand Mining

Where the Danube Meets the Black Sea (courtesy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

Sand – Planet Snapshots

Sea Level Rise

Hanauma Bay, Oahu (by Keith Roper CC BY 2.0 via Flickr).

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Coastal Care JR

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What is the Tragedy of the Commons? – TED Ed

Ecosystem Destruction

Polyethylene heat welded sculpture made to demonstrate the great Oceanic Gyres created by waste. This artwork is part of a collection titled "The creation of Plastikos" (by Simon MAX Bannister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia).

Surprising Creatures Lurk in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – Scientific American

Shoreline Armoring

An aerial view of the damage Hurricane Ike inflicted upon Gilchrist, Texas (by Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).

Shelter from the Storm – Science

Problematic Development

Empire: New York City from the Statue to the Brooklyn and beyond (by the Explorographer CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr).

New York City Is Sinking under Its Own Weight – Scientific American