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Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
Lower-pitched Whale Wails May be Good News
The great, echoing moans of blue whales have gradually grown lower in pitch over the last few decades, and scientists say that could...
16 Nations Step in Line for Sustainable Tuna
Colombia joined Japan, the United States, Spain, France, and 11 other nations last month endorsing a landmark treaty to protect tuna along the entire...
Whale Saves Drowning Diver
A beluga whale saved a drowning diver by hoisting her to the surface, carrying her leg in its mouth. ...
US Restores Texas Wetlands Out of Toxic Stew
More than 2,500 acres of coastal wetlands have been restored and enhanced in Port Arthur, Texas, as a result of a cooperative agreement between...
Blue Whale Sightings Encouraging for BC Scientists
After avoiding B.C.'s coast for decades, blue whales are returning to the region to feed in the same areas where they were once...
Indonesia Launches Southeast Asia’s Biggest Marine Park
A migration route for almost half the world's whale species which contains vast amounts of rare coral will be preserved in the Savu Sea...
Oil Companies Suspend Seismic Activities to Protect Gray Whales
A major oil and gas consortium has agreed to suspend planned seismic testing off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, a crucial feeding...
After Tornado, Town Reinvents Itself as Green Model
Two years ago, a devastating tornado wiped out most of Greensburg, Kansas, including the City Administrator's home and everything he owned. But Steve Hewitt...
Damaged Great Barrier Reef Makes ‘Spectacular’ Recovery
Sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have made a "spectacular" recovery from a bleaching event three years ago that devastated the coral, marine...
Special Report: The Best News for Planet Earth in Decades
I asked one question to leading environmentalists who are usually keen to point out what is wrong with the environment: What is...
Bush Creates Largest Marine Protection Zone in the World
With the stroke of a pen today, President Bush will designate three new areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments to create the...
Giant Clams Make Comeback in Philippines Thanks to Science
Once a common sight in waters around the Philippine islands, the giant clam had virtually disappeared until marine biologist Edgardo Gomez decided to do...
‘Electric Oysters’ May Restore New York’s Waters
Solar panels perched atop poles provide a low voltage current that causes a chemical reaction in seawater, building up limestone on the electrified metal....
Pacific Ocean Dolphin Populations Improving
The Northeastern Offshore Spotted Dolphin is one of two dolphin species rebounding after population declines due to tuna fishing. ...
Humpback Whale Population Rebounding
From the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback over the past four decades, according to an extensive study. The new...
Senegalese Fishermen Save Dozens of Stranded Whales
Local fishermen struggled through the night to return dozens of stranded pilot whales back to the sea on Wednesday after the animals mysteriously beached...
Safety for Seagulls: Detangling California Fishing Piers
Thanks to a new university project, the sight of gulls or pelicans with fishing hooks in their mouths or fishing line wrapped around their...
Sea Turtles Nesting in Record Numbers on African Coast
Loggerhead nestings have reached record high levels in South Africa, a positive sign for the endangered marine turtle. There were over 2,000 loggerhead nestings...
Countries Rally to Protect Mediterranean Fish Stocks
Fifty countries concerned about the depletion of fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea have committed to a set of measures that includes better netting...