International backlash grows after Chinese vessel fires water cannon on Philippine boats | CNN

CNN  —  China is facing a growing international backlash after one of its coast guard vessels…

Great Barrier Reef stays off UNESCO ‘in danger’ list but hot El Niño summer looms | CNN

Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided not to add the Great…

Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs | CNN

CNN  —  An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as…

Taiwan reports record number of Chinese warships in waters around the island | CNN

CNN  —  A record 16 Chinese warships were spotted in waters around Taiwan in a 24-hour…

Killings of 3 women in Long Island went unsolved for more than a decade. Here’s how authorities tracked down the suspect | CNN

CNN  —  After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island,…

Chinese military’s three-day show of force increases headache for Taiwan | CNN

CNN  —  China’s military has been on a surge of activity around Taiwan this week, sending…

How Pacific Islanders in the US are keeping their culture alive through dance | CNN

New York CNN  —  In a dance studio nestled inside a building next to New York…

The classic Mediterranean vacation spot that sits over a live volcano | CNN

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Want to help the ocean? Avoid the moisturizer with shark in it | CNN

CNN  —  It all seems so daunting: plastics in the ocean, dying coral reefs, entire species…

New ‘pristine’ coral reef discovered in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands | CNN

Quito, Ecuador Reuters  —  A scientific expedition has discovered a previously unknown coral reef with abundant…