‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick
The more that politicians mess around with place names, the more important it is to respond according to consistent ...
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A New Species Of Whale Was Recently Identified, But Now There's A Race Against Time To Save Them From Disappearing For Good
In 2021, researchers identified a new species of whale. Now, they are racing against time to save their natural habitat […] ...
GOP bill would change 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' in more than 50 state statutes
A Florida state senator has filed a bill to make the newly official name "Gulf of America" consistent throughout state statutes.
Real 'Hot Tub of Despair'? This oceanic region supposedly kills anything that enters
As the rumor goes, an oceanic area off the Western coast of Mexico is a "Jacuzzi of Despair," a pool of oceanic water that kills anything that enters it. A January 2025 Reddit pos ...
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Only 50 Rice’s Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It’s Too Late?
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself. That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of ...
Two rare, endangered whales swim off usual course. Keep an eye out, Texas experts warn
A pair of rare and critically endangered whales has journeyed past their usual course, appearing in the Gulf Coast where they ...
Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...
‘Once in a lifetime sighting’: Endangered whales spotted along the Gulf Coast
Whale sightings aren’t uncommon along the Gulf Coast, but to see a North Atlantic Right Whale swimming along the Alabama ...
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Why Volunteers Collected a Half-Ton of Fishing Line
The Turtle Island Restoration Network in Galveston, Texas, is fighting to preserve a delicate ecosystem on behalf of marine life.
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What's in the Gulf of Mexico? Meet its 'Hot Tub of Despair' and ancient corals.
The Gulf of Mexico basin formed some 300 million years ago, according to the National Parks Service. Its shallow waters became a natural habitat for many kinds of marine life. It is home to over ...
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Mexican president says the world will still call the gulf the Gulf of Mexico
With the president's order, Denali would again be named Mount McKinley, and the Gulf of Mexico would be called ... stone crab, and other species, and it is recognized as one of the most productive ...