A Warming Sea Is Forming Crystals and Belching CO₂
In summer months, the eastern Mediterranean Sea is expelling some of its carbon load, creating rock candy–like calcium carbonate crystals in the process.
Oct 24, 2022 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
Geographic Region: Middle East
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The Tentacled Butterfly Ray Comes Back from the Dead
Presumed extinct, scientists were shocked to find the species holding out in the water off Iran.
Nov 10, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
One Great Shot: Sunken Tank
A backlit diver adds a mysterious air to the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba.
Jan 15, 2021 | 100 words, 1 photo
A Bug’s Life at Sea
A new study probes how sea skaters survive on the open ocean.
Oct 19, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Overheated Reefs Are Caught in a Vicious Carbon Cycle
A Mediterranean reef is turning tropical and could contribute to global warming.
Mar 16, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Artificial Lights at Night Hurt Corals
Red Sea corals exposed to artificial lights at night experience oxidative stress and lower photosynthetic productivity.
Nov 14, 2019 | 400 words, about 2 minutes
Damming Eden
As a massive dam nears completion in Turkey, residents downriver in the idyllic Mesopotamian Marshes prepare to see their homeland destroyed—again.
Oct 24, 2017 | 2,800 words, about 14 minutes
Last Dune Standing
A growing population and rampant development hits Israel’s coast hard.
Jul 14, 2017 | 900 words, about 4 minutes