Killer whale named Hugo ‘committed SUICIDE’ by ramming head against tank

Killer whale named Hugo ‘committed SUICIDE’ by ramming head against tank

HUGO the killer whale was said to have been so unhappy in his captivity at an aquarium that he slamm

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The sea’s next big plastic problem? Old paint

The sea’s next big plastic problem? Old paint

Ninety-two percent of the Oceans’ plastic pollution, by one estimate, is due to microplastics: piece

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Saildrone’s low-carbon ocean drones can help enable renewable energy

Saildrone’s low-carbon ocean drones can help enable renewable energy

[Sept 11, 2021: Amit Malewar] Saildrone’s autonomous vehicles. (Credit: Saildrone) Until now, the im

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Sunlight can break plastic down into chemicals that dissolve in water

Researchers are looking at the effect sunlight has on plastics. (WHOI) Sunlight can transform some p

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The weirdest creatures to wash ashore

The weirdest creatures to wash ashore

A glimpse below the waves can be like watching a scene from a science-fiction movie, filled with biz

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Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability

Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability

An unexpected darkness has recently fallen over the seafloor of the Northern California coast – the

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Lose the seagrass and lose the fisheries

Editor’s note: This article is part 1 of 5 of the series Changing Tides, which was produced in part

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Do We Really Have Underwater Cities? These Were Once Believed To Be Thriving Metropolises

Do We Really Have Underwater Cities? These Were Once Believed To Be Thriving Metropolises

Atlantis is one of the most famous cities ever to be lost underwater. Many books and movies have bee

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Save Eilat's Coral Reefs

Save Eilat's Coral Reefs

Israel is blessed with the world’s northernmost coral reef and one of its most beautiful. But the re

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Sunlight Can Bake Plastic Waste Into a Soup of Tens of Thousands of Organic Molecules

Sunlight Can Bake Plastic Waste Into a Soup of Tens of Thousands of Organic Molecules

ENVIRONMENT Leave a cheap plastic bag in the sun long enough and it'll eventually crumble into a pow

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Government report sounds alarm over record Red Sea temperatures, marine trash

Government report sounds alarm over record Red Sea temperatures, marine trash

An annual national monitoring study conducted in the Gulf of Eilat in southern Israel last year foun

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These urchin slayers are trying to save California’s underwater 'rainforest'

These urchin slayers are trying to save California’s underwater 'rainforest'

Grant Downie had been out of the Pacific Ocean for about 10 minutes when he realized he could no lon

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