marine species

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ end up in ocean ecosystems where dolphins, fish and manatees dine – we traced their origins

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PFAS, the “forever chemicals” causing health problems across the country, are not just a problem in drinking water. As these chemicals leak from failing septic systems and landfills and wash away airport runways and farm fields, they can flow into streams that eventually flow into ocean ecosystems that are home to fish, dolphins, manatees, sharks … Read more

Meet Palaeophis Colossaeus, the largest sea snake of all time

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Imagine this, as long as a bus, swimming towards you. No, thank you. art-design-photography.com / Getty Images Paleophis colossaeus, a sea serpent from the lower Eocene, ruled the oceans millions of years ago as one of the largest of its kind. This period saw the emergence and diversification of early forms of many modern animal … Read more