How NASA Is Homing in From Space on Ocean Debris
Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that,…
The fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite protection promises
KYLEAKIN, Scotland — Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of Skye,…
Destructive bottom trawling in Scotland despite promises to protect oceans
KYLEAKIN, Scotland (AP) — Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of…
Discovering Subsurface Oceans on Jupiter’s Moons: A New Frontier in the Search for Life
For much of modern astronomy, the search for life beyond Earth focused on planets orbiting within the so-called…
Divers Rescue Ray Tangled in Deadly Fishing Line–Once Freed, Encircled Them with a ‘Thank you’
credit – Andre Smits, via SWNS Underwater photographers and free divers recently rescued a mobula ray tangled in…
Ocean changes could weaken sharks’ teeth, knocking them down food chain
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on…
Blooming Seas Around the Chatham Islands
At about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of New Zealand’s South Island, the sparsely populated Chatham Islands are…
The World’s Oceans Soaked Up Record-Breaking Heat for the 9th Straight Year
It would take roughly 365 million Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs to release the amount of energy the world’s oceans…
‘Acting like a giant conveyor belt’
A shift in balance at the frozen edges of Antarctica could disrupt the balance in all of the…
New River Chemistry Insights May Boost Coastal Ocean Modeling
Source: Global Biogeochemical Cycles Rivers deliver freshwater, nutrients, and carbon to Earth’s oceans, influencing the chemistry of coastal…
Ocean Warming Breaks Record for Ninth Straight Year
Every second of last year, the Earth’s oceans absorbed the equivalent in energy to 12 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. …
Christmas Island plastics pollution battle for turtles
Christmas Island’s Greta Beach should be one of Australia’s most prized stretches of sand and a haven for…