Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant speciesScience
Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
By Alan Williams | University of Plymouth Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output…
SourceAugust 2, 2024
Full articleUnderwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelvesScience
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica’s ice shelves
By University of East Anglia Clues to future sea level rise have been revealed by the first detailed maps of the underside of a floating…
SourceAugust 1, 2024
Full articleDeep-sea discovery calls into question origins of lifeNewsScience
Deep-sea discovery calls into question origins of life
By Euan Paterson | Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) A discovery in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean is challenging the scientific consensus…
SourceJuly 22, 2024
Full articleDeep ocean ‘dark oxygen’ find could rewrite Earth’s historyNewsScience
Deep ocean ‘dark oxygen’ find could rewrite Earth’s history
By Juliette Collen | AFP Paris, France - In the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced…
SourceJuly 22, 2024
Full articleCanada designates largest marine protected zoneNews
Canada designates largest marine protected zone
Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada said Thursday it had designated the country's largest marine protected zone off the coast of Vancouver, as it moves to…
SourceJuly 12, 2024
Full articleCoral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climateClimate
Coral reefs: battlegrounds for survival in a changing climate
By Harrison Tasoff | University of California - Santa Barbara Coral reefs, those vibrant underwater cities, stand on the precipice of collapse. While rising ocean…
SourceJuly 9, 2024
Full articleWeaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere, study showsClimate
Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere, study shows
New findings challenge current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon. By Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) As climate change advances,…
SourceJuly 8, 2024
Full article‘Urgent’ for Australia to protect Great Barrier Reef: UNESCONews
‘Urgent’ for Australia to protect Great Barrier Reef: UNESCO
Sydney, Australia (AFP) - Australia must take "urgent" action to protect the Great Barrier Reef, including setting more ambitious climate targets, the UN's cultural organisation…
SourceJune 25, 2024
Full articleScientists document self-propelling oxygen decline in the oceansClimateScience
Scientists document self-propelling oxygen decline in the oceans
By University of Copenhagen, The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have made significant strides in understanding ancient ocean…
SourceJune 22, 2024
Full articleWe’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vastNews
We’ve measured the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities – and it’s vast
By Miren Gutiérrez, The Conversation Shark finning – the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back…
SourceJune 10, 2024
Full articleOceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talksNews
Oceanic ‘peace’ pact signed in Costa Rica ahead of 2025 UN talks
By Alberto PEÑA | AFP San José, Costa Rica - Over two dozen countries signed a wishful "declaration of peace with the ocean" on Saturday…
SourceJune 9, 2024
Full articleAquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time: UN reportNews
Aquaculture overtakes wild fisheries for first time: UN report
By Alberto PEÑA | AFP San José, Costa Rica - Aquaculture is playing an increasingly important role in meeting the world's food needs, surpassing wild…
SourceJune 7, 2024
Full articleWWF takes Norway to court over deep sea miningNews
WWF takes Norway to court over deep sea mining
Oslo, Norway (AFP) - The World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Norwegian chapter said Thursday it would take legal action against Norway for opening up…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleSmall island states win key climate case in UN courtNews
Small island states win key climate case in UN court
By Femke COLBORNE | AFP Berlin, Germany (UPDATED) - The UN maritime court on Tuesday ruled in favour of nine small island states who brought…
SourceMay 21, 2024
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