Category: #Oceans

Researchers report affected animals off the coasts of the US, South America and Australia Dolphins are increasingly dying slow, painful deaths from skin lesions likened…

Sea sparkle, or bioluminescent algae, happens in many parts of the world, but rarely is it as intense as in this footage by Raymond K….

An abandoned tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil is at risk of spilling its toxic cargo into the Red Sea, a group of concerned…

The outlook for Australian sites including the Blue Mountains and the Gondwana rainforests has deteriorated, report to Unesco says The outlook for five Australian world…

Twenty-six whales survived being beached but later had to be euthanised Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/beached-whale-stranding-new-zealand-b1761533.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The…

Why leave Earth in search of aliens when you can just dive right into our oceans? No doubt, the seas are filled with all sorts…

About 120 pilot whales involved in mass beaching, with at least two found dead so far Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pilot-whales-rescue-mass-stranding-sri-lanka-b1551512.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…

Attacker may have been trying to secure food in a high-competition environment, scientists suggest Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/shark-swordfish-fishing-mediterranean-study-b1399955.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his government is working on the final details of a plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water being…

It makes a total of eight tall detached reefs in the area, including at​ ​Raine Island, home to the world’s most important green sea turtle…

Huge foreign fleets gather 400 miles off South America’s Pacific coast attracted by giant squid. Peru’s coastguard must defend its territorial waters amid rising tension…

Nature found a way to make those terrified of sharks even more worried about the ocean. A shark with two heads (previously at BB). Two…

<p>Damaging plastic weighing same as 60,000 blue whales are dumped into oceans each year and forecast to rise, report says</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-sea-coca-cola-pepsi-danone-mars-tesco-ocean-pollution-birds-b1015887.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…

More than 20 years after intoning, “The water’s getting warm, so you might as well swim,” Smash Mouth’s “All Star” continues to be prophetic. Case…

Whale watch captains and scientists say recent years have seen a tremendous surge in the number of whales observed in waters around the Big Apple…

Engineers from the University of California San Diego have created a new squid-like robot that can operate in the ocean untethered. The robot propels itself…

<p>The robot can carry a camera and other sensor, and moves by shooting water out of its body</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/robot-squid-glowing-ocean-university-california-b860589.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…

<p>Crustacean earns reprieve thanks to bright orange shell</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lobster-aquarium-fishmonger-canada-sea-life-blackpool-b838386.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published…

<p>Huge predator may be mother to 100 offspring</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/queen-ocean-50-year-old-great-white-shark-seen-canada-coast-b837432.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published…

Hordes of sea animals were washed up at a popular tourist beach in Kamchatka after surfers complained about suffering from eye burns. A probe was…

<p>One official said that it was possible Hurricane Sally had whipped up oil still in the Gulf from the devastating Deepwater Horizon Spill a decade…