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Healthy Planet Student Research

Jake Tepper: “Coral reefs are dying.”

“I want to do research on reefs that will lead to the creation of a lot more marine protected areas.”

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Healthy Planet Student Research

Elliott Finn: “Blanket solutions aren’t the answer.”

What runs through the life of author Norman McLean is a river. In the life of Elliott Finn, it’s a plant.

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Earth Healthy Planet

Lionfish Outcompete the Natives on Coral Reefs

Lionfish memo to coral reefs in the Bahamas: There’s a new predator in town.

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Healthy Planet

Deep Ecology

The astounding array of seafloor organisms — brittlestars and bivalves, marine worms and sea pens, cold-water corals and sponge species by the score — plays a vital role in ocean systems by providing food and shelter for finfish and shellfish.