ocean
These supersized clownfish robots could be coming to waterways in the Middle East
Science
April 22, 2024
These supersized clownfish robots could be coming to waterways in the Middle East
CNN — The world’s oceans, lakes and rivers are under mounting pressure from climate change, growing demand, urbanization, and pollution,…
New Zealand sea sponge populations ‘dying by the millions’ due to climate change
Environment
June 25, 2022
New Zealand sea sponge populations ‘dying by the millions’ due to climate change
(CNN) – Shocking images have emerged from New Zealand showing millions of once-velvety brown sea sponges bleached bone white, the…
Cliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world’s beaches while pushing her sport to the Olympic Games
Environment
June 13, 2022
Cliff diver Eleanor Smart wants to clean the world’s beaches while pushing her sport to the Olympic Games
(CNN) – When professional cliff diver Eleanor Smart got her foot tangled in a plastic bag after diving into the…
US could see a century’s worth of sea rise in just 30 years
World
February 16, 2022
US could see a century’s worth of sea rise in just 30 years
America’s coastline will see sea levels rise in the next 30 years by as much as they did in the…
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists
Environment
April 7, 2020
Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
Environment
February 1, 2020
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
Red Sea Reserves officials seek to identify diver who harassed rare whale shark
Environment
October 14, 2019
Red Sea Reserves officials seek to identify diver who harassed rare whale shark
Red Sea Reserve officials have intensified efforts to identify a diver from a diving center in the Red Sea for…
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt
July 17, 2019
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt announced the establishment of a marine research and technology center specializing in marine industrial robotics, the first of its…
‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs
Environment
May 15, 2019
‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs
Hawaiian “super corals” that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying…
Bleaching hits world’s southernmost coral reef: scientists
Environment
April 3, 2019
Bleaching hits world’s southernmost coral reef: scientists
The world’s southernmost coral reef has been hit by bleaching this summer, Australian scientists said Wednesday, as they warned rising…