>"In an increasingly litigious conflict, the island’s residents are clashing over how to deal with the effects of climate change: Push back or _...Read More_

This is pretty scary and critically important new study. It shows that exceeding 1.5 degrees will likely trigger five tipping points, including Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheet collapse. We need radical climate policy to prevent _...Read More_

"The Ice Age left the plant off our East Coast with less genetic diversity than its relative in the Pacific."

>"We know that global warming affects ocean currents in a variety of ways, but questions remain about exactly how this relationship works. _...Read More_

"Half of the buoy was dark and the other light, like a planet in relief. The buoy sailed east, accompanied by the vastness of the ocean and all the life it contains, the long-lived great humpback whales with their complex songs that carry _...Read More_

A global summit on clearing up the oceans has produced big promises – is it just blah, blah, blah, or can we make the _...Read More_

"World leaders to gather in Nairobi next week to discuss first global treaty to combat plastic waste"

"By bringing together existing libraries of fish, frogs and other marine species, it is hoped the library will help identify the lullabies, chants and anthems of aquatic ecosystems. Some fish species appear to develop geographic dialects, _...Read More_

"This is absolutely fascinating : With the pressures of climate change, coral reefs are bleaching and dying globally at an unprecedented rate. In Jordan however, researchers, activists and fishers are hopeful that their coral reefs and the _...Read More_

“By using this measure of extremes, we’ve shown that climate change is not something that is uncertain and may happen in the distant future – it’s something that is a historical fact and has occurred already,”

"Scientists are sourcing new ultraviolet ray-blocking compounds from algae, seaweed, cyanobacteria and other marine creatures."

"The predator’s movements in the Atlantic Ocean could scramble ecosystems and endanger the sharks by sending them outside marine protected areas."

>"As offshore oil and gas platforms come to the end of their working lives, the remarkable ecosystems beneath the waves come into their own."

>"New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel"

Coastal plants and animals are thriving on the plastic debris, posing potential ecological risks