Taking the seagrass taxi: How foraminifera move from the coast to the depths of the Red Sea
Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms with a calcareous shell. They not only provide evidence of past habitats, but ...
From Tin Cans to AI: How a century of deep-sea filmmaking revolutionized ocean exploration
In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...
A fiery collision in the North Sea has raised fears of an environmental disaster. Here’s what we know
Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil ...
UK police arrest a man on suspicion of manslaughter in the North Sea ship collision
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter as they searched for answers about why a cargo ship ...
The arrested captain of a cargo vessel involved in North Sea collision is Russian, ship's owner says
The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the ...
New book champions centuries-old vision for future of marine conservation
"People who grow up on islands think differently than people who grow up on continents." So begins a parable featured in ...
"Guitar shark" and snail with venomous "harpoons" among 866 new marine species discovered in ocean
New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the marine ...
Ambitious effort to document marine life reveals 866 new species and counting
Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...
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Human trash has found its way to the deepest parts of Earth's seas and oceans
Debris produced by human activity has now been spotted at a depth of 5,112 meters (3.2 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Marine litter has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea
Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-metre-deep Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. A total of 167 objects — mainly plastics, glass, metal ...
Marine litter: the importance of making accurate estimates to control these contaminants
Pollution by marine litter of anthropogenic origin –that comes from human activity– is currently one of the biggest ...