Source: Yoshi the sea turtle sets record with 22,000‑mile swim in 2 years – ABC News

A sea turtle from Australia has officially left all other long-distance swimmers in her wake after recording nearly 22,000 miles in two years on her open water journey.

“Yoshi has swum an incredible 35,400 km in the two years since her release – […]

Source: We Won’t Win the Climate Fight Without Youth Leadership

Youth climate strike organizers, including Jamie Margolin (left), stand during a panel held at The New York Society for Ethical Culture on September 23, 2019.ERIK MCGREGOR / LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES

Jamie Margolin, 18, youth climate lawsuit litigant and founder of youth-led climate activist group Zero […]

Source: The Sea’s Weirdest Creatures, Now in ‘Staggering’ Detail – The New York Times

The bizarre life of the sea’s middle depths has long been a challenge to see, study and fathom. The creatures of that realm live under crushing pressures at icy temperatures in pitch darkness. The fluid environment is unbound by gravity and […]

Source: Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years | Environment | The Guardian

Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the United States for the first time in over 130 years, with the coronavirus pandemic accelerating a decline in coal that has profound implications for the climate crisis.

Not since […]

Source: Tests for Coronavirus Vaccine Need This Ingredient: Horseshoe Crabs – The New York Times

Atlantic horseshoe crabs burrowing in the sand on Pickering Beach, a national horseshoe crab sanctuary near Little Creek, Del.Credit…Mike Segar/Reuters June 3, 2020

For decades, drug companies have depended on a component in the blood of the horseshoe crab to […]