The world watched as each country’s best athletes competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics. What viewers missed was the mountain of single-use plastic waste generated at the games.

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Scalloped hammerheads get their name from the prominent indentation at midline and distinct notches along the front edge of their wide, flattened heads—called a cephalofoil. Scientists have several ...

Whitetip reef sharks face threats from overfishing and habitat degradation. As a result, the species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. While not often specifically targeted, whitetip reef ...

Known for its distinctive yellow-green color, the yellow tube sponge can live as a single tube or in clusters. Like corals, they are stationary animals that live in one place their whole life. As ...

Spiny dogfish have slender, grayish-brown bodies with a pale underside, rarely growing over 1 meter (3.25 feet) long. A small but resilient species, they are found in temperate and boral waters ...

These large coastal sharks can grow to be up to 3 meters (10 feet) long, although sizes around 2.3-2.4 meters (7.5 -8 feet) are more common. Their most notable feature is two sensory barbels that hang ...

Despite their protruding teeth giving them a menacing appearance, sand tigers have a reputation for being slow-moving, and not aggressive. They can measure up to 3.2 meters (10.5 feet) and can be ...

Unlike land snakes, olive sea snakes are fully marine — they live their entire lives at sea and come to the surface only to breathe. They can grow over 1.25 meters (4.1 feet) long, with paddle-like ...

The striped pyjama squid is a relatively small species, reaching a body length of only about 7 centimeters (2.8 inches). Despite their name, the striped pyjama squid is actually a type of cuttlefish, ...

Pacific angelsharks are a small, bottom-dwelling shark that loves to hang out on sandy seafloors, in shallow bays, estuaries, and even around rocky reefs and kelp forests. Males grow to be almost 1.2 ...