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Eaten by the sea: Climate change, rising sea levels erode French coastline
After fleeing to France to escape the Spanish Civil War, Amalia Romero’s family eventually managed to build a home on the south coast directly looking out over the Mediterranean. But today, the sea is gradually gnawing ...
- April 16, 2021
Japan challenges incursions by Chinese ships
Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory.
- February 9, 2021
Beach in Jeddah shows shifting sands in conservative country
For Asma, spending a day on the beach with her boyfriend was unthinkable until recently in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia. Now, the 32-year-old is dancing with her partner on white sands fringing the Red Sea, to music ...
- October 17, 2021
Tuna, seafood were high status foods in Roman society-Study
A team of archeologists examining the remains of victims from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. have discovered coastal people of the time ate far more fish than modern Italians, with men getting more of the ...
- August 27, 2021
Time to rally Philippine allies against China – Drilon
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to rally the country’s neighbors and allies to form a united front against China and its actions in the South China Sea. Drilon said it ...
- April 26, 2021
Fukushima water to be dumped in sea
Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday, despite concern from neighboring countries and fierce opposition from ...
- April 14, 2021
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
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
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
China's giant fishing fleet told to stop catching squid
China has ordered its 2,600-strong fishing fleet-the world's biggest-to suspend catching squid in parts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans after an international backlash that claims they are overfishing and damaging fragile ...
- June 30, 2021