Oceans
"If there is no blue, there is no green," Dr. Sylvia Earle has said. And she couldn't be more right.
The world's oceans are responsible for providing our fresh water, for regulating global temperatures, for providing food and housing the majority of the species on Earth. And it is also taking the brunt of human negligence and greed. From overfishing to plastic pollution to acidification from the carbon dioxide we're releasing in the air, our oceans are under threat and need us to pay attention.
On this page, dive into news about both problems and solutions for one of our most valuable resources.
Featured Stories in Oceans
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Under Serious Threat, New Report Shows
A UN report describes that despite progress in conservation efforts, industrial development is taking a major toll on this vital ecosystem.
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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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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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International Coastal Cleanup removed 10 million pounds of trash from the world's beaches
Last September, more than 550,000 volunteers in 97 countries gathered on beaches and along waterways around the globe with one goal in mind -- to clean things up.
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Sea levels could rise 27 inches by 2100 because of melting ice
If it's hard to stop rising water from causing massive damage during a temporary storm surge in a single location, think of how hard it would be to prevent rising sea levels from wreaking havoc all around the world at the same time.
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NASA satellite shows massive bloom of phytoplankton off coast of France
This photo was taken on May 4, 2013 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.
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Mapping the travel of invasive marine species
Scientists map how marine creatures steal rides in hopes of developing better prevention against invasive species
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World's largest underwater observatory will enable real-time interactive ocean study
A networked infrastructure of sensors and fiber optic cables in the northeast Pacific Ocean will bring the internet to the ocean, and the ocean to the internet.
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Coral-fixing robots need a Kickstart
Coralbots, robots that repair coral damaged by trawling and storms, are now a Kickstarter project that you can help fund.
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How the giant squid was finally caught on camera
Edith Widder, the scientific mind behind the strategy for finding and filming a giant squid for the first time ever, tells us just how it was accomplished in this fascinating TED talk.
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Robotic jellyfish could stand guard over oceans
Scientists believe this doppelganger could revolutionize the field of oceanographic surveillance, making waterways cleaner and safer.
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Grieving dolphin carries the body of its dead calf (Video)
"This video sends a powerful message about how much a dolphin can care, it is a window into a dolphins heart."
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Teen invents device to clean giant ocean garbage patches
At an age when most people are just thinking about what they want to do with their lives, one 19 year old is inventing a method of cleaning up the ocean's plastic garbage patches.
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By targeting bigger fish, we are breeding populations of smaller and weaker fish
In nature, bigger, healthier, stronger individuals tend to have more offspring and thus there is a selection pressure in their favor. But humans can put other kinds of pressure on species, for instance by targeting bigger fish.
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There's life even at the deepest point of the ocean (11,000 meters down!)
More evidence that the old saying "life always finds a way" is correct was found at the deepest point of the planet's oceans, the Mariana Trench.
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Fukushima radiation reveals migratory habits of Pacific bluefin tuna
The nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daichi in Japan was a very bad thing any way you look at it, but researchers are trying to make some good come out of it.
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iPad app helps ship captains avoid whale collisions, reduce noise pollution
The North-Atlantic area off the coast of New England is home to many species of whales (especially Right Whales), but because of ship traffic to ports like Boston's, there is a lot of noise pollution and even the risk of potentially fatal collisions.
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Scientists Use 3D Printed Tags to Track Big Fish
Tuna, swordfish, marlins, sharks... these threatened species are about to benefit from 3D printing!
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10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are Undeniably Awesome
Dolphins possess many admirable qualities and characteristics that endear them to us like few other species on Earth.
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Whales Welcome a Deformed Dolphin into Their Pod
Instead of merely learning about an aspect or two of sperm whale behavior in the wild, researchers got an unprecedented peek into one pod's gracious spirit.
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How 15 Island Nations Are Changing Ocean Conservation (Video)
Why is it so important for everyone to take part in ocean conservation? This short documentary video explains.
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