A Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart
Since 2005, a 35-mile-long crack known as the East African Rift has been forming. In the scorching deserts…
UK firm installs world’s first offshore platform to tap ocean heat energy
A UK clean energy firm, Global OTEC, on Wednesday announced it has completed the offshore installation of a…
Newly-Identified Geological Feature Points to Vast, Long-Dried Up Ocean in Northern Plains of Mars
A continent-like shelf beneath the Martian surface hints that a vast ocean once covered up to a third…
East Coast artist Pru Davis showcases ocean-inspired works at Matawhero Art Gallery
“I clearly remember my mum always outside painting somewhere with her easel and palette and, of course, paintings…
The ocean off California keeps breaking heat records
An extreme marine heat wave is simmering the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, and experts are…
New report finds Darwin Harbour biodiversity, rare species rival those of famous Ningaloo Reef
The diverse range of rare species in the “ecologically unique” Darwin Harbour rivals that of the World Heritage-protected…
Inflation risks for food; but chance for private label
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economy is at risk of recession if the Iran…
24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining
Scientists discovered 24 new species of tiny crustaceans and an entirely new evolutionary branch from a deep…
Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
Visualisation showing the western boundary currents that form part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation NASA’s Scientific Visualization…
Largest male white shark Contender pings off Georgia coast
Video from OCEARCH shows Contender, a massive adult great white shark being tagged off the Florida/Georgia coast in…
1,400-lb great white shark ‘Breton’ pings near uncharted waters off Turks and Caicos
Video from Sept. 2020 shows OCEARCH tagging an adult male white shark named Breton. Breton weighed more than…
Earth’s 40 000-year axial tilt cycle influenced subtropical marine productivity during early Antarctic ice sheet expansion
The cycle, known as obliquity, reflects changes in the angle of Earth’s axis and affects how solar radiation…