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The Thriller of Alaska’s Disappearing Whales

This story initially appeared in Undark and is a part of the Local weather Desk collaboration.When Roswell Schaeffer Sr. was 8 years outdated, his father determined it was about time he began studying to hunt beluga whales. Schaeffer was…

The Planet Desperately Wants That UN Plastics Treaty

This week in Uruguay, scientists, environmentalists, and authorities representatives—and, after all, lobbyists—are gathering to start negotiations on a United Nations treaty on plastics. It’s solely the beginning of talks, so we don’t…