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'Deepest shipwreck': US WWII ship found off Samar
A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 metres below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel ...
- June 26, 2022
Saved from Peru oil spill, birds and penguins nursed back to health
Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and other sea birds are slowly regaining their strength at s Peruvian zoo after a major oil spill that claimed many of their friends. Of about 150 oil-stained ...
- February 8, 2022
Sea cows, abalone, pillar coral now threatened with extinction
Dugongs-large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as "sea cows" -- are now threatened with extinction, according to an official list updated Friday. These gentle cousins of the manatee graze on seagrass in shallow ...
- December 11, 2022
Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise
Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday. The findings pertain to a northeast ...
- November 22, 2022
Environmental 'Davids' fight giant industrial fishers with rocks
Greenpeace UK said Friday it had dropped 18 large boulders on the seabed in a marine conservation zone off the coast of southwest England to prevent “destructive” industrial fishing. The environmental campaigners sailed ...
- September 4, 2022
Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day - study
Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought. ...
- November 3, 2022
First shipment of wartime grain sails from Ukraine
The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbor, the Turkish defense ministry said. "The ship Razoni ...
- August 2, 2022
Study says Asian coastal cities sinking fast
Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says. Rapid urbanization has seen ...
- October 4, 2022
Great Barrier Reef risk being added to 'in danger' World Heritage listing
Australia's Great Barrier Reef should be added to a list of "in danger" World Heritage sites, according to UN experts who warned the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change. A UNESCO-tasked report ...
- November 30, 2022