XPRIZE (www.xprize.org), the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, today announced its largest commitment to date – a multi-year effort to launch three additional ocean XPRIZEs by 2020, as part of the XPRIZE Ocean Initiative. To accompany the Initiative, XPRIZE… Read More ›
Discovery
Monster Volcano Discovered in Pacific Ocean
The biggest volcano ever found on Earth—one of the biggest we know of in the solar system—has been hidden for ages. But now scientists have found it, just chillin’ beneath the sea. It’s a monster. Tamu Massif sits on the… Read More ›
Will the Atlantic Ocean Disappear?
Ker Than for National Geographic Published June 19, 2013 A newly discovered crack in the Earth’s crust could pull North America and Europe together and cause the Atlantic Ocean to vanish in about 220 million years, scientists say. A new… Read More ›
Science Dissects Ocean’s Nitrogen Cycle
June 14, 2013 — The ocean the Titanic sailed through just over 100 years ago was very different from the one we swim in today. Global warming is increasing ocean temperatures and harming marine food webs. Nitrogen run-off from fertilizers… Read More ›
Elephant Seals Collect Ocean Change Data
Seals wearing special tags are playing a vital role in collecting temperature and salinity measurements from the polar oceans, delivering insights for weather forecasters, climate scientists and biologists, according to a new review. Polar seas play a critical role in… Read More ›
Celebrate World Oceans Day All Summer With These Workshops
Woods Hole Sea Grant offers the following workshops this summer: Sea Education Association SEA High School Summer Seminars: Sea Education Association offers three unique 3-week programs designed to give high school students a hands-on introduction to the field of marine… Read More ›
Whale Entanglement In Fishing Lines Deadly
Using a “patient monitoring” device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a whale’s diving and swimming behavior. The monitoring revealed how fishing gear hinders whales’ ability to eat… Read More ›
Gray Whale Sighting South of Equator
From the Environment Blog, May 14, 2013 Astonishing news from Walvis Bay, Namibia, where scientists from the Namibian Dolphin project on Tuesday confirmed the sighting of a grey whale. Not only has this north Pacific species been extinct in… Read More ›
Australian Government Releases Images of Fishnet Trapped Seals
From News.com.au, May 13, 2013 Following a 12-month battle with the Government,The Advertiser won an appeal for still images from the videos to be released after complaining about their secret status to the Information Commissioner and agreeing to keep… Read More ›
Hardy Jones on Massive Die-Off of Peru Dolphins
By Hardy Jone @ BlueVoice.org During 2012 and early 2013 BlueVoice, working with ORCA/Peru, confirmed widespread hunting of dolphins in Peru. I personally traveled to Peru in March and December of 2012. And in 2013, BlueVoice funded surveys that document… Read More ›
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