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Why Are Whale Calves Dying in Record Numbers in 2026? — Environment
Why Are Whale Calves Dying in Record Numbers in 2026?

In 2026, whale nurseries from Patagonia to the Pacific went silent as calf mortality reached record highs. While biological threats like bacteria are visible, a…

Environment Science Whale Conservation
Henrik Mägi · Oct 03, 2026 • 13:30
Is the Planet's Greatest Heat Buffer Finally Straining? — Environment
Is the Planet's Greatest Heat Buffer Finally Straining?

The world’s oceans absorbed a staggering 23 zettajoules of heat in 2026, an amount 40 times greater than humanity's total annual energy consumption. This unprec…

Environment Science Climate Change
Henrik Mägi · Sep 30, 2026 • 17:04
The herpes virus that crossed an ocean to kill sardines — Science
The herpes virus that crossed an ocean to kill sardines

In August 2026, a massive sardine die-off caused by Pilchard Herpesvirus (PHV) nearly crippled Africa's only nuclear power plant. This article explores how a vi…

Science Environment Marine Biology
Henrik Mägi · Aug 30, 2026 • 06:21
Ocean hits 125,000-year heat record in the wrong month — Environment
Ocean hits 125,000-year heat record in the wrong month

In August 2026, the global ocean reached temperatures unseen for 125,000 years, breaking a record traditionally reserved for the spring. While this thermal shif…

Environment Science Ocean Heat
Kärt Lepik · Aug 25, 2026 • 09:57
Why European Seas Are Warming Twice as Fast as Open Ocean — Environment
Why European Seas Are Warming Twice as Fast as Open Ocean

Europe's oceans are experiencing a 'sustained fever' with temperatures hitting 33°C near Mallorca and anomalies reaching 6°C above long-term averages. This ther…

Environment World Science
Kärt Lepik · Aug 19, 2026 • 15:54
How do dolphins survive in the Mediterranean's empty blue desert? — Science
How do dolphins survive in the Mediterranean's empty blue desert?

Bottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic have evolved into 'obligate scavengers,' trailing 76% of otter trawlers to survive a depleted ocean. This cultural shift, pa…

Science Environment Marine Biology
Henrik Mägi · Jul 03, 2026 • 11:04
The Blue Anomaly: New Galápagos Octopus Uses Volcanic Heat — Science
The Blue Anomaly: New Galápagos Octopus Uses Volcanic Heat

Researchers have discovered a new species of tiny blue octopus near the Galápagos Islands that uses volcanic heat to hatch its eggs. At 1,773 meters deep, this …

Science Environment Marine Biology
Henrik Mägi · May 28, 2026 • 12:15