The Conversation

How the Ocean Twilight Zone Could Store Vast Amounts of Carbon
Deep below the ocean surface, the light fades into a twilight zone where whales and fish migrate and dead algae and zooplankton ra...
Is Mass Cruise Tourism Safe for Antarctic Ecosystems?
[By Elizabeth Leane, Anne Hardy, Can Seng Ooi, Carolyn Philpott, Hanne E.F. Nielsen and Katie Marx] As the summer sun finally a...
Study: Urban Light Pollution is a Danger for Marine Ecosystems
[By Tim Smyth] Cities are artificially lit to allow humans to make use of the night. This light pollution means that stars are...
AI is Changing How Scientists Study the Oceans
[By Philipp Bayer, Ahmed Elagali, Julie Robidart and Kate Marie Quigley] You’ve seen the art AI image generators can crea...
Opportunity to Accelerate Shipping’s Decarbonization Efforts
[By Christiaan De Beukelaer] Member states of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN agency that regulates inter...
Freight-Halting Strikes are Rare, but One Looms Next Week
[By Erik Loomis] The prospect of a potentially devastating rail workers strike is looming again. Fears of a strike in S...
If the War in Ukraine Goes Nuclear, What Would it Do to the Oceans?
[By Tyler Rohr, Cheryl Harrison, Kim Scherrer and Ryan Heneghan] The US and Russia have recently agreed to hold...
Study: To Rebuild a Degraded Reef, Play the Sounds of a Healthy One
[By Dominic McAfee, Brittany Williams, Lachlan McLeod and Sean Connell] Imagine you’re in a food court and spoi...
Spotted: Big Fish Use Scratchy Sharks to Keep Clean
[By Christopher D.H. Thompson and Jessica Meeuwig] Imagine you’re a big yellowfin tuna, miles from shore out in...
Calculating the Cost of Hurricane Ian
The U.S. experienced 15 disasters in the first nine months of 2022 that each caused at least $1 billion in damage. ...