Clean-up technology alone can’t keep the ocean free of plastics
We need to deal with plastic waste, and clean-up technology alone won't cut it.
Tag: ocean
Why is the ocean salty?
No matter how salty you get, you'll never be as salty as the ocean
What’s deep-sea mining? Risks and challenges of the new industrial frontier
This is a turning point for a gargantuan industry, but the environmental damage could be catastrophic.
Pluto may have had a ‘hot start’ harboring liquid oceans when it first formed
Although Pluto orbits the sun at an average distance of 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometers), some studies claim that ...
First US woman to walk in space now reaches the lowest point of the planet
The submarine expedition took over five hours. She took photos and then spoke to the astronauts on the ISS.
The iconic ‘Dumbo’ octopus stars in the deepest-ever octopus sighting
It's the deepest confirmed sighting of any cephalopod.
We could see up to 1.3m of sea-level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action now
Some rising tides sink all boats.
A new model developed to estimate how ocean acidity evolves over time
"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," ...
Microplastics litter the entire planet — down to the depths of the ocean
Researchers found the highest concentration ever
Meet Eurythenes plasticus, the new marine species named after plastic
Researchers find new species with plastic in its body.
At least 26% of the ocean needs to be relegated to conservation to prevent marine collapse
Not all is well in the ocean.
Splendid animation shows the Earth without water — it’s stunning
... and very, very brown.
Food availability acts as a cap for whales’s maximum size
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
European satellites track climate shifts using ocean salinity
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the ...
New heart rate measurements suggest that blue whales are about as large as animals can get
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
Roughly 98% of plastic waste in the ocean dissolves due to sunlight
This is not good news.
3D-printed coral can help save reefs and the fish that live there
When life takes your corals away, print more.
Climate change and ozone layer holes form feedback loop, reports international panel
"Greenhouse gas emissions trap more heat in the lower atmosphere which leads to a cooling of the upper atmosphere. Those ...
Asian dust fertilizes the ocean with life-supporting nutrients
Life, uhm, finds a way.
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Should Pluto be promoted to a planet again?
Is Pluto deserving of planetary status? Many high profile voices in astronomy believe so. In fact, there may be over...
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