National Parks are offering free entry on April 20 to celebrate National Park Week
Take advantage of the warmer weather by visiting any number of the hundreds of national parks across the country...
Boa Mistura turns 52 fishing boats into art to bring awareness to the plight of the parrotfish
Inspired by the natural design and shapes of the tropical parrotfish, these previously-rusty old boats now don...
Drones: the future of ocean conservation
Unmanned systems such as drones, are increasingly used in a variety of fields — from border patrol, to cinematography...
A quick guide to the environmental issues you’ll find on the ballot
The general election for 2018 features many interesting issues related to environmental improvements. But with...
Only 13% of Earth’s oceans remain untouched by humans — for now
Only 13 percent of the planet's oceans are unaffected by human activities, such as fishing and pollution, according...
Warming seas could shift fish habitats out of the reach of some fishers
Climate change is doing more than causing sea levels to rise or sea ice to dwindle — it's pressuring fish to...
A spike in tailless whale sightings worries scientists
People have occasionally glimpsed tailless whales in western North America, but a recent spike in sightings has...
The world’s largest wildlife sanctuary proposed for Antarctica
While the US is busy trying to open more precious areas to fishing and drilling, a campaign led by the EU and Greenpeace...
A garbage patch bigger than Texas was just discovered in the Pacific Ocean
A few months ago, scientists found a new garbage patch in the Arctic ocean. And now, another pocket of plastics,...
Oozing hagfish spill covers Oregon highway with slime
These images aren't from a horror show in which alien creatures paralyze highways and melt cars wherever they fall...
Brand new island sprouts off the North Carolina coast
In an age of rising sea levels and shore erosion, the sudden appearance of new coastal land can encourage and inspire....
Trump administration ‘declares war’ on West Coast turtles, dolphins, and whales
Environmentalists say President Donald Trump's administration has declared war on California marine animals after...
9 of the world’s biggest fishing companies agree to protect the oceans
The world's oceans are in trouble, and nine of the biggest fishing firms recently decided to help. They're banding...
The world’s fish are vanishing far faster than previously thought
We're exhausting the oceans of fish far faster than scientists thought. A new book, Global Atlas of Marine Fisheries,...
Hand-forged jewelry pays tribute to Gulf Coast fishermen
Though many may not realize it, the oyster industry in parts of the Gulf Coast has all but collapsed in recent...
Strongest El Niño in 20 years will cause a lot of fish to starve in the Pacific
Even if you’re not a weather buff, you’ve probably caught wind that the strongest El Niño event in twenty...
Thailand’s $7.8 billion seafood industry is built on human trafficking and slave labor
A new investigation has uncovered the inhumane and often gruesome reality lurking behind Thailand’s fishing industry....
Will Florida’s new artificial reef bring economic prosperity or ecological destruction?
Thanks to British Petroleum (BP) decimating the oceanic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico with the infamous Deepwater...
Dolphin cruelly shot with arrow and left for dead in Gulf of Mexico
A dead dolphin has washed up on the shores of Orange Beach, Alabama after being fatally shot with a hunting arrow....
Interactive Global Fishing Watch Map to Monitor Activity on the Open Seas
SkyTruth, Oceana, and Google have just announced the release of a prototype interactive map that is designed to...
Aqua-Spark Seeks to Secure the Future of Sustainable Aquaculture
Are we approaching the end of fish? It's been widely reported that at current fishing levels all commercial stocks...
Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay: How to Save Buzzards Bay from Nitrogen Pollution
The Chesapeake Bay was formed eighteen thousand years ago when glacial melting generated sea level...
Saving the Places We Love: A Call to Action from Geologist Ned Tillman
In a time of rapid climatic shift and lack of political will, the lessons in Ned Tillman’s book...
The Top 5 Environmental Issues Humanity Should Be Thinking About in 2013
Image via Shutterstock Like too many fruit flies in a bottle, there are now so many humans on this finite planet...
Proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska Could Wipe Out Half the World’s Sockeye Salmon
Photo via Shutterstock The Keystone XL Pipeline has been firmly established as North America's biggest environmental...
5 Easy Ways to Enjoy Summer in a Big City
Park it at the Park Parks were designed to be an oasis from the concrete jungle, and every major city has a public...
Chinese Fishing Boats Catch 12 Times More Fish than Goes Reported
Photo via Shutterstock A new report published by scientists at the University of British Columbia finds that...
Scientists Develop 3D-Printed Titanium Tags to Track Big Fish
Ocean scientists are making good use of the latest in 3D printing technology, as researchers in Australia are using...
Boat-Shaped Nueva Esperanza School in Ecuador Was Built With Bamboo, Timber and Straw
Built on pilings on the beach, Nueva Esperanza (which means new hope in Spanish) was constructed in accordance...
Dyson Award-Winning SafetyNet Prevents Overfishing by Guiding Small Fish to Freedom With LED Lights
Royal College of Arts graduate Dan Watson has developed a brilliant sustainable fishing net with luminous exit...