VIDEO: Coastlines: 10 Hours of Relaxing Oceanscapes by BBC Earth
Journey through a place where two worlds collide, our beautiful coastlines. Relax and experience stunning shores with this 10 hour loop. A good break from working from home?
China’s manned submersible Fendouzhe returns after ocean expedition
China’s new deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe (Striver) returned to south China’s Hainan Province on Saturday morning onboard the scientific research ship Tansuo-1, after completing its ocean expedition. Fendouzhe set a national record by diving to a depth of 10,909 meters in the Mariana Trench at 8:12 a.m. on […]
VIDEO: Scientists Confirm Entirely New Species of Gelatinous Blob From The Deep, Dark Sea
For the first time, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have formally identified a new species of undersea creature based solely on high-definition video footage captured at the bottom of the ocean. And what an undersea creature it is. Meet Duobrachium sparksae – a strange, gelatinous species […]
U.S. investing $500,000 to help reduce threats to North Atlantic right whales
There has been a recent spray of positive news for the beleaguered right whale. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in the United States announced nearly $500,000 in investments to help reduce threats to the North Atlantic right whales and other marine life off the coast of […]
Blue whales return to South Georgia island after 50 years
After an almost complete absence for over half a century, Antarctic blue whales are returning in numbers to the waters surrounding South Georgia island in the south Atlantic. An international team led by Susannah Calderan of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has collected 58 sightings of the giant […]
Ancient Dust From The Ocean’s Depths May Have Helped Keep The Last Ice Age Cool
The ocean floor of the South Pacific contains traces of ancient dust that may have changed Earth’s very climate, and new research suggests it came all the way from beneath ice-age glaciers of what is now Argentina. Whipped up by strong westerly winds some 20,000 years ago, these […]
The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years
Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a low point in mid-September. This year it measures just 1.44 million square miles (3.74 million square km), the second-lowest value in the 42 years since satellites began taking measurements. The ice today covers only 50% of the area it […]
VIDEO: Here’s What the Earth Would Look Like Without Oceans
Wonder what our planet would look like without oceans? Then this animation by NASA will blow your mind.
BOOK: Seasick by Alanna Mitchell
Great comprehensive book on the state of our oceans and what we can do to protect it!! A must read for ocean lovers across the world! We now know that this delicate ecosystem is our life-support system; it regulates the earth’s temperatures and climate and comprises 99 percent […]
VIDEO: Guadalupe Island – A Conservation Success Story – by Sea Shepherd
The Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve is home to an abundance of marine species and is a true conservation success story. It is also host to Sea Shepherd’s longest running research collaboration, Operation Divina Guadalupe.
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