Your sunscreen use is polluting the ocean and killing the coral reefs
Our sunscreen habit is killing the ocean’s coral reefs. Scientists have been justifiably harping on us for years...
New study finds Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic pollution
One creature's trash may be another creature's lunch, according to new research out of James Cook University in...
Eternal Reefs Can Turn Your Remains into a Habitat for Marine Life
Everyone knows that cremation is bad for the environment, and there are always more sustainable options for your...
Egyptian Windcatchers Cool Vincent Callebaut's 'The Gate' Residence Inspired By Coral Reefs
[gallery_extend] The Gate Project boasts several renewable energytechnologies meant to assure a 50 percent...
The Biomimicry Manual: How Do Beavers Create Business Opportunity?
I’m fascinated by creatures that create new ways of life for others. Ecologists talk about ‘keystone species,’...
There is Still Time to Slow Shell-Melting Ocean Acidification, Say Researchers
Researchers warn that rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere are gradually increasing acidification...
Ferry Sinks in the Philippines, Killing More than 50 and Leaking Thousands of Gallons of Oil
A routine boat ride took a tragic turn on Friday, when a large ferry containing 750 passengers collided with a...
Coral Reef-Saving Coralbots Take a Step Closer to Reality
Last year we reported on Heriot-Watt University's Coralbot project, which aims to deploy swarms of intelligent...
Google Adds Underwater Panoramic Sea Views To Study the World's Reefs & Promote Awareness
[gallery_extend] [youtube width="537" height="400"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7syWPIZt9B4[/youtube] Earlier...
Urban Reef: Jason deCaires Taylor Creates an Underwater Suburbia to Revive Cancun's Struggling Coral Reefs
[gallery_extend] According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, carbon dioxide absorbed...
Brilliant Cement Making Technology Mimics Coral While Removing CO2 From the Atmosphere
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a novel way to create a new form of carbon neutral cement by...
