Deep Sea Ecosystem May Take Decades To Recover From Deepwater Horizon Spill
The deepsea soft-sediment ecosystem in the immediate area of the 2010’s Deepwater Horizon well head blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will likely take decades to recover from the spill’s impacts.
Whale Mass Stranding Attributed to Sonar Mapping For First Time
An independent scientific review panel has concluded that the mass stranding of approximately 100 melon-headed whales in the Loza Lagoon system in northwest Madagascar in 2008 was primarily triggered by acoustic stimuli, more specifically, a multi-beam echosounder system operated by a survey vessel contracted by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Limited.
Artists Pay Beach Art tribute to WWII Fallen in Normandy
The art installation called The Fallen, created by Sand In Your Eye, was setup recently on Arromanches Beach, Normandy, France, to depict the bodies of the 9,000 soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944. The idea was to create a “visual representation of loss on an unimaginable scale…”
An Island Emerged off Gwadar Coast After a Deadly Earthquake of 7.7
In a rare development, an island emerged off Gwadar coast after a powerful earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck Pakistan on Tuesday.
What It Means To Be 95 Percent Certain About Climate Change
Top scientists from a variety of fields say they are about as certain that global warming is a real, man-made threat as they are that cigarettes kill.
IMF Work Can Contribute To Environmental Change
Head of the International Monetary Fund said analysis of harmful effects of energy subsidies could be catalyst for action harmful effects of energy subsidies could be catalyst for action.
Fossil Record Shows Crustaceans Vulnerable as Modern Coral Reefs Decline
Many ancient crustaceans went extinct following a massive collapse of reefs across the planet, and new University of Florida research suggests modern species living in rapidly declining reef habitats may now be at risk.
Surfer Goes to head-to-head With Pod of Dolphins as He Takes on Australian Waves
Even more incredible is that the moment was captured back on land by a photographer who was lining up his last shot of the day while experimenting with a new lens.
Why the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report Really Matters
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting in Sweden to thresh out a critical report on global warming. Scientists will underline, with greater certainty than ever, the role of human activities in rising temperatures.