The Conversation
Ukraine War: Russia Leads in Ground War - But at Sea It’s a Different Story
[By Basil Germond] The past few days have marked a significant moment in the maritime war between Russia and Ukraine. On Monday...
Acidification Will Put 10% of Seabed Off-Limits for Creatures With Shells
[By Mark John Costello and Peter Townsend Harris] In the deepest parts of the ocean, below 4,000 meters, th...
Study: Most Marine Parks Are Not Protecting Wildlife
[By Peter J.S. Jones and Rick Stafford] The radio crackles into life on a small boat off an idyllic beach in Ningaloo...
Hurricane Forecast Points to a Dangerous 2024 Atlantic Season
[By Jhordanne Jones] The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and forecasters are predicting an exce...
Climate Change May Be Fueling a Resurgence of Piracy Across Africa
[By Selina Robinson] In the churning waters off Nigeria, armed pirates in small skiffs speed towards a cargo ship. They...
Why U.S. Offshore Wind Power is Struggling
[By Christopher Niezrecki] America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast...
Rogue Waves are Much More Common Than Anyone Thought
[By Alessandro Toffoli] Rogue waves are giant colossi of the sea – twice as high as neighboring waves – t...
What We Know (And Don't Know) About the Ocean's Soaring Surface Temps
[By Alex Sen Gupta et al.] Over the last year, our oceans have been hotter than any time ever recorded. Our inst...
Chinese Trawlers and Warming Waters Fuel West African Fishery Crisis
[By Robert Paarlberg] Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the West African coast have decli...
What Impact Will the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Have on Supply Chains?
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, has put a spotlight on the Port of Baltimore, one o...