Environment News
Earth's Oceans Continue Yearlong Streak of Heat Records
When the ocean's average surface temperature hit a new record high in March 2023, it set off alarm bells in the scie...
Read More >>Saving Biology With Blue Biotechnology
The significance of blue colour, representing water bodies (blue bodies) on the Earth, becomes evident while understandi...
Read More >>Huntington Beach Slick May Have Been From a Natural Seep
The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded its response to a large oil sheen off the coast of Orange County, California, and the...
Read More >>The Mission to Make South Carolina's Coast the Cleanest in the U.S.
Thanks to its pristine beaches, the South Carolina coastline is a popular sailing destination. It is home to the Grand S...
Read More >>Partnership Trials Fish Farms in a Swedish Offshore Wind Project
As demand for coastal space is rising for a variety of uses, multi-use projects in offshore areas offer a novel solution...
Read More >>Extreme Heat Causes Mass Bleaching Event at Great Barrier Reef
[By Terry Hughes] For the fifth time in just the past eight summers – 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and now 2024 - hug...
Read More >>First Right Whale Calf of the Year Has Been Found Dead in Georgia
A baby North Atlantic right whale that was injured in a vessel collision earlier this year has been found dead on a beach in Geo...
Read More >>Can Marine Protected Areas Be Shielded From Climate Change?
[By Regina Lam] A marine protected area (MPA) may sound like a biodiversity haven, safe from the many external stress...
Read More >>Ocean Plastic Could Spread Human Diseases
[By Anna Napolitano] Images of paradise beaches buried under bottles and ocean animals swimming past carrier bags are...
Read More >>British Antarctic Survey Tests Drones for Ocean Sensing in Antarctica
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has announced remarkable success in the initial testing of a new autonomous drone in Antarctica...
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