Using new satellite data, scientists have plotted exactly how the ice moves around the South Pole, shining new light on exactly how much water is going to flood into the ocean as the ice melts. Antarctica is not just a solid block of ice. It's a living, moving area, where floes slide against each other
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Feed SubscriptionU.S. Probes Possible Oil Sheen Off Louisiana Coast
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it was investigating reports of an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, and BP Plc said its offshore wells were not the culprit. The U.S
Read More »Human Sewage Identified as Coral Killer
A Florida biologist has linked a vicious coral-killing pathogen in the Caribbean and Florida Keys to human sewage that leaks into the ocean from improperly treated wastewater. [More]
Read More »The Mysterious, Ice-Cold Canning Of A Prominent Polar Bear Researcher
Charles Monnet is responsible for you being concerned about polar bears drowning in ice-less Arctic waters. But did his support for wildlife get him suspended from his government post?
Read More »Want To Clean Up An Oil Spill? There Are Some Microbes Looking For A Meal
A lingering mystery of the Gulf oil spill is where the oil actually went. It seems now that the microbes in the water made a meal of it, but that doesn't mean we can rely on them for the next spill
Read More »Bringing An Injured Sea Turtle Back To Life With Human Tissue Regeneration Technology
The patient was saved by cutting-edge technology used on burn victims and wounded soldiers. But the patient in question isn't a person, it's a sea turtle, the first animal saved by tissue regeneration procedures. Warning: graphic sea turtle surgery photos
Read More »Navigate Blue Oceans To Undiscovered Business Opportunities
How is a blue ocean different from the usual business market? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Blue Ocean Strategy (2005) by W.
Read More »Ocean Index: A Doomsday Clock For The World’s Oceans
Scientists are making an effort to quantify the health of our oceans into one easy-to-read score.
Read More »Engineering Oceans To Suck Up Carbon Has Eco Consequences
A new study shows using iron to fertilize marine plants fundamentally alters seafloor ecosystems. But that might be worth it to slow climate change. “Give me half a tanker of iron, and I’ll give you an ice age,”
Read More »The Last Great Global Warming (preview)
Polar bears draw most visitors to Spitsbergen, the largest island in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. For me, rocks were the allure.
Read More »How Fast Food Chains Could Prevent Water Pollution
The food isn't the only part of the fast food industry that's killing us--they're the number one source of litter. But a few simple fixes and nudges could help fast food lovers waste less. Having seen pictures of the Pacific Trash Vortex , we know people aren't very good at keeping their garbarge from floating out to sea
Read More »The Most Likely Climate Disasters On The Horizon
From forest die-offs to melting Arctic ice, there are many possibilities for how climate change will affect the planet. But some have a larger chance of happening than others. Which should we be prepared for most, and working hardest to prevent?
Read More »Ocean Life on the Brink of Mass Extinctions: Study
OSLO (Reuters) - Life in the oceans is at imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, a study showed on Tuesday. Time was running short to counter hazards such as a collapse of coral reefs or a spread of low-oxygen "dead zones," according to the study led by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO)
Read More »Gulf Wild Cuts Down On Seafood Fraud By Electronically Tagging Fish
That grouper on your plate may not be grouper at all--unless it has an electronic tag saying otherwise.
Read More »Blue Ventures Wins $100,000 Buckminster Fuller Challenge For Its Economic Model To Save Fish
By connecting conservation with wealth, Blue Ventures has found a way to convince fishing communities in the developing world that saving fish doesn't mean starvation--it means getting rich. There are not, in fact, always more fish in the sea. That we have overfished our oceans to near the point of no return has been rehashed over and over now for years.
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