Tag: Oceans
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Unusual and Beautiful Wave Photos Have a Secret Source
Photographer Scotty Carter has uncovered techniques to produce exceptionally beautiful and highly unique wave photos.
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Snails Riding Submarines Threaten Ocean Ecosystems
While much of the world's oceans remain a vast and mysterious place, one of the planet's slowest moving creatures has enlisted the latest of human technology to conquer these regions more efficiently.
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Radioactive Tuna Discovered in U.S. Waters
While the highly-charged migratory fish don't seem poised to trample any unsuspecting cities just yet, experts are still concerned to find the radiation leaked from Japan's nuclear power plant at Fukushima has found its way across the Pacific.
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8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, yarn and a crochet hook.
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Caught Red-Snapper-Handed: New Identification Technique Could Stop Fish Poachers
Scientists prove a new means for safeguarding world fish stocks and ensuring customers buying sustainable fish get what they want.
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Would Paul Watson Really Voluntarily Go to Costa Rica for Trial? And Collaborate on Ocean Conservation?
Has the Costa Rica Foreign Minister really just suggested that the Sea Shepherd founder might voluntarily go to Costa Rica to face trial?
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Roomba-Like Robots Dropped by Helicopter Could Clean Up Oil Spills
A design for a floating robot to clean up after oil spills also has a system for keeping at-risk animals at bay.
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U.S. Navy's Sonars and Explosives Could Hurt more Dolphins and Whales Than Previously Thought
new research by the U.S. Navy itself reveals that its use of sonar and explosives could be even more harmful than previously thought..
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TreeHugger Radio: A Final Episode and Nine of Our Favorite Moments With Amazing People
In this final installment we step back through time into some of our favorite conversations.
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Model Wears Mermaid Tail and Swims with Whales to Raise Awareness for Marine Conservation
36 years old Australian model Hannah Fraser is a professional mermaid, not something you see everyday. She does great work with children to raise awareness about marine conservation issues.
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Mysterious Animal Deaths Prompt Peru to Issue Health Alert
Hundreds of dolphins and pelicans have been found dead on beaches in Peru since February, prompting the government to issue a public health warning.
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Help Create a Global Love Letter to the Ocean in Times Square on May 4th
Celebrate the ocean by helping to co-create a love letter to the ocean, which will be displayed Times Square on May 4th.
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TreeHugger Radio #203: Penguins on the Rebound, Ford’s New Electric, and the Future of Food in a World That’s Cooking
Jacob and Brian look at the top green news from the pages of TreeHugger.
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“To the Arctic” 3D is Filled with Adorable Animals Surviving Climate Change (Video)
Focusing on Walruses, Caribou, and Polar Bears, this documentary shows the wonders of the Arctic on IMAX 3D with a story of struggle and tenacity in a rapidly shrinking landscape.
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Viper Eel, More Undersea Creatures in X-ray Exhibit
See fish in black and white, bones and flesh, in Smithsonian exhibit, touring the U.S.
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How Deep are Lakes and Oceans? (Educational Webcomic!)
Once in a while, geek-deity Randall Munroe of XKCD creates special extra-large webcomics that are more educational than funny. His most recent one shows the depth (to scale) of various lakes and oceans.
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Sun, Sea, Sand, And... Small Appliances? New Marine Trash Report Reveals Sorry State of World's Beaches
Nearly 1 million pieces of food packaging, more than 250,000 items of clothing, and enough light bulbs to replace every light on the Eiffel Tower -- that's just some of the 9 million pounds of trash volunteers collected recently from coastlines.
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3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru
Biologists believe that oil companies are to blame for the recent dolphin deaths.
