The Conversation

Can the New High Seas Treaty Protect the "Wild West" of Int'l Waters?
[By Dr. Sarah Lothian] Delegates gave a jubilant cheer at United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 5 as nations reached...
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...