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Sanctuary enforcement, acoustic quiet zones and protected nursery pods help a fictional Southern Ocean survey record its highest blue whale count in four decades.
Pilot reef restoration sites report a 34% rise in live coral biomass after seeding with heat-tolerant larvae, a result researchers call encouraging but early.
Solar thermal condensers are giving coastal villages clean drinking water without fuel, backed by a local maintenance model designed to keep units running.
A fictional annual bird count drew a record number of volunteers this year, helped by a simple app, school partnerships and new data checks that keep the results reliable for researchers.
