Mongabay1d
Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage
Among marine ecosystems, the capacity of mangroves, seagrass meadows and kelp forests to store carbon is well documented, but ...
BBC18d
Iceberg A-68: The story of how a mega-berg transformed the ocean
Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor. Scientists are preparing to drill into the rock of an Icelandic volcano to learn more about how ...
The Africa Report21d
Sahel Sounds: The record label putting the semi‑arid, coup‑struck region on the musical map
As Tuareg rock group Etran de l’Aïr release their new album, we take a look at their record label, the US-based Sahel Sounds – set up after a road trip around the region by its American founder. This ...
unilad22d
Earth's sixth ocean spotted slowly emerging in geological phenomenon
Planet Earth's sixth ocean has been spotted slowly emerging in what is a geological phenomenon. While experts have been researching our planet for many a generation now, they continue to learn new ...
Boston.com22d
Here’s a look at the Celtics’ NBA Cup court floor
The Celtics revealed the design for their NBA Cup court design for TD Garden on Thursday. The floor has a green base with black trim along the baselines and a gold trophies at mid-court and in the ...
USA Today23d
300-year-old glass onion bottles discovered on Atlantic Ocean floor from Spanish shipwreck
Glass bottles over 300 years old have been retrieved from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Divers discovered ... a photo gallery and interactive map of the division's finds.
Smithsonian Magazine23d
In a First, Scientists Find Animals Thriving Beneath the Ocean Floor in Hidden Habitats Near Deep-Sea Vents
Hydrothermal vents are cracks in the ocean floor that release hot, mineral-rich water into the deep sea. They form when seawater seeps into Earth’s crust in areas where tectonic plates are eithe ...
Euronews24d
‘An achievement for the Azoreans’: EU makes leap towards 30x30 with massive ocean protection project
This involves dragging heavy fishing nets across the ocean floor, which destroys habitats and unleashes carbon stored beneath the seabed. Earlier this year, Greece became the first country in ...
The Conversation25d
Targets to save 30% of the ocean by 2030 aren’t being met, new report reveals
He is a board member of Nekton and Maldives Coral Institute, and advisor to Minderoo Foundation, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy and CORDAP, and is a Pew Marine Fellow and WWF Fellow. The world is ...
Phys.org25d
Island arcs study reveals ancient connections between ocean chemistry and volcanic rocks
Specifically, the study proposes a model for this covariation involving transfer of seawater strontium to island arcs through hydrothermal alteration of the ocean floor, which is ultimately ...
ZME Science25d
A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, featureless oceans. Beneath the waves, the ocean floor was largely unknown ...