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Why Did So Many Nations Join Forces to Fight Somali Piracy?

Published Oct 1, 2023 9:40 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Piracy

[By Peter Viggo Jakobsen] In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the In...

Octopus Moms Nest at Thermal Springs to Improve Odds of Survival

Published Aug 26, 2023 4:34 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

[By Amanda Kahn and Jim Barry] Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafl...

Floating Solar Has Vast Potential Near the Equator, Away From Storms

Published Aug 6, 2023 12:54 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

[By Andrew Blakers and David Firnando Silalahi] Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provid...

What Happens if the North Atlantic's Circulation Shuts Down?

Published Jul 30, 2023 10:54 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

Amid news of lethal heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere comes the daunting prospect of a climate disaster on an altogether gr...

What Do IMO's New Climate Targets Mean for Shipping?

Published Jul 27, 2023 4:10 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Government

[By Don Maier] The world’s largest shipping companies are starting to update their fleets for a greener future. Maersk re...

Ocean Holds Giant Unknown for Climate Predictions: Tiny Zooplankton

Published Jun 18, 2023 3:26 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

[By Tyler Rohr, Anthony Richardson and Elizabeth Shadwick] The ocean holds 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere a...

Why We Need Better Anchoring Systems for Floating Offshore Wind

Published May 29, 2023 7:17 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Government

[By Benjamin Cerfontaine and Susan Gourvenec] Growing demand for cleaner energy sources means offshore wind farms are...

Mutual Benefits from US Military Deal with Papua New Guinea

Published May 26, 2023 6:06 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Government

[By: Michael A. Allen, Carla Martinez Machain, and Michael E. Flynn] The United States announced a new military agree...

Shipping is Under Pressure to Stop Use of HFO - But It's Not Simple

Published May 4, 2023 5:38 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Shipping

Interview with Don Maier, Associate Professor of Business, University of Tennessee Most of the clothing and gadgets y...

Can the New High Seas Treaty Protect the "Wild West" of Int'l Waters?

Published Mar 27, 2023 8:04 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

[By Dr. Sarah Lothian] Delegates gave a jubilant cheer at United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 5 as nations reached...