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Plankton: Research focuses on small things that's keeping world alive
The strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a child's imagination. But when scientist Clare Ostle opens it up and draws out the silk scrolls inside, she is looking ...
- October 26, 2021
Melting Greenland ice may leak waste
A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland — dubbed “a city under ice” — could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for a clean-up. In 1959, ...
- September 27, 2016
Fish losing survival instinct
Fish are losing their survival instinct - even becoming attracted to the smell of their predators - as the world's oceans become more acidic because of climate change, new research said Monday. The study of fish in coral ...
- April 15, 2014
Where tourists get the thrill of fishing for plastic
Equipped with fishing rods and thick gloves, a group of people peers into the water from one of the many boats that line Amsterdam’s famous canals. But it’s not fish they’re hunting on their cruise along one of the Dutch ...
- July 27, 2019
Researchers look into genetic engineering in effort to save corals from warming seas
A bit of coral shimmers like gold in a US lab as part of urgent work to help the species protect itself from climate change, an effort even skeptical experts see as sadly justifiable. Researchers in Florida are aiming to ...
- November 9, 2021
Sulfur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in PH
An enormous black worm that lives in the mud on the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to ...
- April 20, 2017
Old man and the sea: Malaysian on a mission to rid beaches of glass
A 74-year-old Malaysian man’s quest to rid the country’s beaches of washed-up glass led to a collection of thousands of bottles, now displayed in a colorful seaside museum. For the past 15 years, Tengku Mohamad Ali Mansor ...
- September 17, 2020
Photos show China building new islands
Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...
- September 8, 2016
Noise can erode fish immune system, lead to early death
Fish stressed by noise are less able to fight off disease while prolonged exposure can lead to an early death, according to research published on Tuesday, the latest outlining the consequences of man-made clamor on the ...
- September 17, 2020
US Nuclear submarine slammed into underwaer mountain, severely damaged
A US Navy nuclear submarine that was severely damaged in an accident while submerged in the disputed South China Sea last month struck an uncharted underwater mountain, the Navy said Monday. The US Navy regularly conducts ...
- November 3, 2021