The Search for Energy Takes a Turn Underwater
The fearsome tides that sweep out from the easternmost shores of the United States have for more than 80 years teased engineers and presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, who have dreamed of harnessing their force to make electricity…
Glacial Lakes May Affect Sea-Level Rise
Scientists are tracking how water atop Greenland’s ice sheet pools and drains. The findings could help predict future rises in sea level.
Is This Our Future? Manila
Try and imagine what it would be like to wake up one day, look outside the window and discover that your home has disappeared…
New Global Warming Culprit: Dams
Washington State University researchers have documented an underappreciated suite of players in global warming: dams, the water reservoirs behind them, and surges of greenhouse gases as water levels go up and down.
Papua New Guinea’s Seabed To Be Mined For Gold And Copper
A new frontier in mining is set to be opened up by the underwater extraction of resources from the seabed off the coast of Papua New Guinea, despite vehement objections from environmentalists and local activists.
Réunion Island Revokes Order to Hunt Sharks, Yet Controversy Arises
The mayor of a town on Réunion Island has been forced to withdraw decision to pay fishermen to hunt and kill sharks because it contravenes French conservation law.
Call for levy on single-use plastic bags in England
Environmental groups demand plastic bags should be charged after data shows rise in annual usage for second year in a row.
Coral Reef Thriving in Sediment-Laden Waters
A new study has established that Middle Reef, part of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, has grown more rapidly than many other reefs in areas with lower levels of sediment stress.
Houses Built on Sand
The excessive extraction of oceanic sand has caused the large-scale erosion of China’s shoreline and fisheries, while a lack of regulation has allowed unstable sand to be used in construction.