Oceans

AI is decoding whale communications. Could that advance their legal rights?

'Unusual' whale deaths have been occurring at shore since 2016 – years before work began on N.J.'s wind farms

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Protestors claim N.J. wind farm project is killing whales, but a marine scientist says that's 'unlikely'

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Massive freshwater reservoir found off coast of New Jersey

Freshwater Reservoir

Great white shark spotted off Atlantic City coast could be scouting location to give birth, experts say

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Rare 'blue button' jellyfish spotted at Jersey Shore in wake of Hurricane Florence

Blue Button Jellyfish

PA rum company offers incentive for you to ditch plastic straws altogether

Single Prop Rum

Catch a screening of six short films that will make you appreciate the ocean

Stock image of surfing and the ocean

Your old contact lenses are contributing to microplastic pollution in our food

Ilya, the famous manatee that swam all the way from Florida to New Jersey, has died

Ilya the manatee

Dangerous Portuguese-men-of-war washing up on Jersey beaches

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Atlantic City coast hit by meteotsunami during severe storms

Atlantic City skyline

WATCH: Jersey Shore gets big nod for nor'easter 'Wave of the Day'

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6-story-high wave sets world record for 'significant' height

Watch: 13-year-old reels in 200-pound shark at Jersey Shore beach

LBI Shark

Phytoplankton bloom brings turquoise waters to Jersey Shore

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Study: Risk of shark attacks way down despite recent frenzy

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Saving the Chilean coastline through surfing

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Ocean wave patterns explain Earth's humming

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