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Coral reefs lose their champion, which laptop is really the greenest, new sea slugs, and an octopuses garden in the sea. Monday Morning Salvage: November 5, 2018.

Posted on November 5, 2018November 4, 2018 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

  • Help the Victims of Typhoon Yutu.
  • Ruth Gates dedicated her life to saving the world’s reefs and training the next generation of reef scientists. The Fight for Corals Loses Its Great Champion.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • Scientists Have Just Named 17 New Sea Slug Species, and They’re All Fabulous.
The newest members of the nudibranch family. (H. iba comes in 2 color morphs.) Photo: California Academy of Sciences
The newest members of the nudibranch family. (H. iba comes in 2 color morphs.)
Photo: California Academy of Sciences
  • Palau Becomes First Nation to Ban Sunscreens That Harm Corals.
  • The tiny sponge that could help preserve our deep oceans.
A close-up photo of the sponge that is being studied. NHM.
A close-up photo of the sponge that is being studied. NHM.

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