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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8 Best North American Beaches For Exploring Tide Pools
Discover the miniature, magical world of tide pools -- and beat the heat -- by heading to North America's coastlines.
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The Onion on Oceanic Iron Fertilization
Explaining jokes is rarely a good idea, so I'll let you read it for yourself. But if you want to learn more about this concept, we've got a lot of info about it.
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Guidelines for Gentle Beachcombing and Tide Pooling
Summer hordes to the beaches and tide pools can be murder on fragile ecosystems.
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Why You Should Care About the Ocean Even If You Don't Live Anywhere Near it
Dr. Sylvia Earle answers this question from the Aquarius Reef Base, a laboratory based 60 feet under the ocean.
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How Do You Get Dry Towels To An Undersea Lab?
Mission Aquarius, lead by Dr. Sylvia Earle, is in full swing 60 feet below the ocean off the Florida Keys. But there's one question we'd like to have the answer to: How do you get dry stuff there?
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Top Ocean Researchers Head to the Last Underwater Laboratory Before it Gets Defunded
Mission Aquarius, lead by Dr. Sylvia Earle, heads to the last remaining underwater research lab to highlight the value of undersea exploration.
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Rebuilding Global Fisheries Would Make Them 5x More Valuable While Improving Oceanic Health
Ocean fishing is clearly a case of tragedy of the commons. Everybody would do better if they all scaled back to allow fisheries to recover, but nobody wants to be the one doing the scaling back...
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Clever Whale Shark Sucks Fish Out of a Fishing Net
Check out this beautiful whale shark. It's the Einstein of whale sharks....
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10 Cute Crafty Nautical Gifts on Etsy
From knots and yachts to anchors and orcas, maritime motifs have escaped the marina to be embraced by seafarers and landlubbers alike.
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Looking for a Non-Polluted Beach to Cool Down?
The NRDC has published its 2012 report on the water quality of vacation beaches all around the USA.
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Poignant Museum Exhibit Illustrates Plastic Catastrophe
A new exhibit "Out to Sea? The Plastic Garbage Project" presents collected plastic garbage from all the world’s seas.
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Cute Animated Video Explains Unique Biology and Value of Coral Reefs
A smart video featuring the art of Jim Toomey and the narration of Celine Cousteau is an excellent teaching tool for ocean conservation.
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Coral Reefs Rebounded from Hot Seas In Past, Study Says
Though scientists say that coral reefs are suffering from warming waters, new research shows that it has happened before -- and corals were able to bounce back.
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Open Source Robot Lets Anyone Explore the Oceans
A Kickstarter-funded open source robot can dive up to 100m and send live images to the surface.
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Sea Level Rise Cannot Be Stopped, Say Scientists
This slow-moving environmental disaster will only become more problematic as we move deeper into this century -- and as if that weren't scary enough, scientists say that there's really nothing we can do to stop it.
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Most Popular Articles of June: City of Tulsa Destroys Woman's Edible Garden, Hilarious Prank on Shell, and More
How can a city destroy an edible garden on private property without legal permission? We also have the viral party-gone-wrong prank on Shell, the 12 most toxic fruits and vegetables, and more.
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Brazilian Tribesmen See Ocean For First Time (Video)
So many important and beautiful 'firsts' in life are afforded to us while we're too young to appreciate them -- but perhaps in witnessing those moments through others, we ourselves can experience them anew.
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Are Humans Responsible for Ocean Heat Rise? Study Says: Definitely
Oceanographer Professor Nathan Bindoff puts it simply: "No matter how you look at it, we did it."
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