An underwater forest of sculptures attracts marine life in the Mediterranean Sea
Environmental activist and artist Jason deCaires Taylor specializes in site-specific sculptural artwork that’s...
4ocean and Poralu Marine present BeBot, the beach cleaning robot
Plastic in the environment has become a circular problem. It's wasteful during production, often has...
Dead zones expand in the Gulf of Mexico and on Oregon coast
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that the dead zones...
Ice melt releases 'forever chemicals' into Arctic Ocean
A study by Lancaster University has found that seawater close to melting Arctic ice contains high concentrations...
Killer whale stranded in Alaska gets rescued
Last Thursday, boaters and locals helped rescue a stranded orca whale on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. Boaters...
The ocean is on fire after Gulf of Mexico gas pipeline leak
It takes a lot to start a fire in the ocean. After all, water usually extinguishes flames. But as Pemex demonstrated...
Senate passes ban on shark fin sales in the US
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted into law, will ban the buying and selling of shark fins and...
The Manta is a hybrid catamaran that will collect floating plastic
Recently unveiled by SeaCleaners, the Manta hybrid catamaran is designed to combat the oceans' plastic pollution...
Cargo ships' exhaust purification systems are polluting the oceans
A study carried out by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that cargo ships are...
Eco hotel and golf resort boasts ocean views in Portugal
Originally constructed by a Portuguese family in 1975, this golf resort is now home to 37 new signature apartments,...
Leatherback sea turtles are disappearing from the West Coast
The number of western Pacific leatherback sea turtles in the foraging population on the coast of California has...
Only 1% of global rivers contribute 80% of riverine plastic pollution to oceans
A new study published in Science Advances has found that 1,000 rivers, or 1% of rivers globally, contribute approximately...
USA Surf Team and Wyland Foundation launch national waterway cleanup
As we all know, Earth Day’s 24 hours aren’t quite enough time to offset the damage done during the other 364...
Barrels of toxic DDT discovered off the coast of California
David Valentine, a marine scientist at the University of California, has discovered barrels of DDT on the ocean...
Sea level rise creates "ghost forests" along the Atlantic coast
Sea level rise is killing forests in protected areas on the eastern U.S. coast, according to a recent report....
