How single-use plastic still rules the world The World Bank estimates 11 percent goes uncollected, and is burned, disposed of on land or leaks into rivers and the ocean. Latin Times · Sep 18, 2024
OceanGate Staff Share Disturbing Details About The Company In Court During Doomed Sub’s Inquiry The first images of the OceanGate Titan submersible on the Atlantic Ocean floor have been released as part of a two-week hearing. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 18, 2024
Titan sub implosion hearings begin Former OceanGate employees to testify before Coast Guard investigation board Salon · Sep 17, 2024
Baltimore Bridge victims’ families will take legal action to hold ship owner liable The families are not currently seeking a specific amount of monetary damages but want better protections for migrant workers The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
Beaches closed for swimming along East Coast after mystery medical waste washes up Syringes, needles and other plastic found along Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware shorelines The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
Ocean sediment is a ‘mudtropolis’ – meet the carbon-cycling creatures thriving beneath the seabed Sitting in darkness, deep below the sunlit surface, an iridescent nightmare awaits its prey. With precision and speed, it strikes and slices a passing fish clean in half with a set of jaws twice the width of its head. The armour-plated creature retreats into its hole, quarry in tow, to… The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024
Antarctic krill store as much carbon as the world’s mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds Antarctic krill – shrimp-like crustaceans that inhabit the icy waters surrounding Antarctica – may be small (around 5cm) but they have an enormous total biomass, similar to that of the global human population. However, while humans pump ever more carbon into the atmosphere, krill are working in reverse. They are… The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024
First picture of wreckage of Titan sub after implosion revealed at hearing Image shows broken tail cone on floor of Atlantic in hearing into deaths of five people onboard OceanGate vessel The Guardian - US · Sep 17, 2024
A Refreshing Conversation About Climate Change The realities of global warning are becoming increasingly dismal. But in her latest book 'What If We Get It Right?' Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson explains that we already have the answers we need. Marie Claire · Sep 17, 2024
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024: See stunning photos of hungry whale, surfing seagull, freaky fish babies, land-loving eel and adorable toxic octopus Check out some of the best photos from 2024's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition. LiveScience · Sep 17, 2024
Last Messages From Titan Submersible Before Implosion Revealed: ‘All Good Here’ As hearings begin in the US to investigate what went wrong with the OceanGate submersible disaster of last year, new information has come out revealing the final messages from the Titan’s passengers before their untimely demise. The OceanGate Titan submersible caught the attention of the world last June when it… Pedestrian.tv · Sep 17, 2024
New ‘Grumpy’ fish species discovered in Red Sea The rare red fish looks perpetually unhappy and sports some serious canines The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Oregon tribe sues over federal agency plans to hold an offshore wind energy auction A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over an offshore wind energy auction The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Final messages revealed from the Titan sub before tragic implosion The anticipated two-week-long hearings kicked off with testimony from a former OceanGate engineer, who said he was fired after warning about the ship’s carbon fiber hull years before its catastrophic voyage The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024 First image of Titan sub wreck on ocean floor as chilling final message revealed at hearing The US Coast Guard is holding a long-awaited hearing on the deadly disaster
The Conversation · Sep 16, 2024 Marine art deepens our understanding of the oceans – here’s how it has evolved through the centuries From seascapes and ship portraits to underwater wildlife and coastal scenes, artworks on display this month at the Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition 2024 illustrate the diversity of marine art.
LiveScience · Sep 16, 2024 'Absolutely magical': Rare glowing duo of tree frog and parasitic ghost fungus captured in otherworldly photo An image of a biofluorescent frog perched on a bioluminescent mushroom is the People's Choice winner for the Beaker Street Science Photography Competition 2024.
InsideEVs · Sep 16, 2024 Fisker Ocean Owners Face Another Blow: Recall Costs Paid Out Of Pocket The ill-fated Ocean SUV is the subject of five recalls, two of which require spare parts and a visit to the dealer.
The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024 The Coast Guard will hear from former OceanGate employees about the Titan implosion The U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating the implosion of a submersible en route to the wreck of the Titanic will hear from former employees of the company that owned the experimental watercraft
Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2024 Titan sub disaster: Hearing to open into deaths of five killed during Titanic deep-sea expedition The investigation will hear from 24 witnesses over two weeks, including former executives of OceanGate
LiveScience · Sep 15, 2024 'Space trash' will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says The long-sought evidence of alien life could be lurking in Earth's oceans, says Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Here is his plan to find it.
Salon · Sep 14, 2024 Jane's Addiction reunion ends in fight In the middle of their song "Ocean Size," Perry Farrell shoved guitarist Dave Navarro and was wrestled away
Radio France Internationale · Sep 14, 2024 Wreck discovered of French steamship that sank in Atlantic in 1856 A US dive team has discovered the wreck of a French steamship, Le Lyonnais, that sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1856 after a "hit-and-run" collision with an American sailing vessel, claiming 114 lives.
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024 The president of Comoros was 'slightly injured' in a knife attack, his office says Authorities say the president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024 Conservancy, landlord headed to mediation amid ongoing rent dispute for historic ocean liner The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord are headed to mediation as they attempt to resolve a years-old rent dispute