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A Celebrated Ocean Liner Is Being Turned into the World’s Largest Artificial Reef
For decades, the SS United States has been moored off Philadelphia as a reminder of the nation's seafaring past, but looking now to the future,...
‘Huge Environmental Win’: Australia to Protect 52% of its Oceans, More Than Any Other Country
Over 10,000 square miles of additional protected area will be added to the Heard and McDonald Islands in Australia's far southern territorial waters.
Coupled with...
Largest-Ever Planetary Spacecraft Set for Launch Towards Jupiter to Study the Ocean Moon of Europa
NASA has seen some outstanding recent successes in robotic exploration over the past 20 years, but now the agency's flagship explorer—the largest spacecraft ever...
Long-Lost Diana of Versailles Statue Sank with the Titanic–But Was Just Found on the Ocean Floor
A two-foot-tall bronze statue of the Greek goddess Diana that once adorned the fireplace mantle onboard the Titanic was found during a recent expedition.
Described...
Oceanographers Explore Underwater Mountain Bigger Than Mount Olympus Teeming with Wonders
900 miles off the coast of Chile in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a scientific expedition recently found a plethora of wonders hidden...
Potential New Source for Drugs to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found Deep in Arctic Ocean
"Promising" antibiotic candidates were found by Finnish scientists in microbes under the seafloor in the Arctic Ocean.
70% of all currently licensed antibiotics have been...
YouTuber ‘MrBeast’ Just Removed 17,000 Tons of Ocean Trash by Harnessing Social Media Influencers and Fans
The world's most influential YouTuber has accomplished an incredible feat of crowdfunding after leading dozens of the world's top influencers to drive donations and...
Scientists Studying Asteroid Sample Say it Could Have Come from Ocean World
Among the possible origins for the asteroid Bennu, which recently became the first asteroid ever sampled by a NASA mission, a surprising indication is...
Scottish Brothers Prepare for Record-breaking Fastest Row Across the Pacific Ocean in Boat They Designed
A trio of brothers are on a quest to row across the Pacific Ocean in a custom made boat—completing a record-breaking voyage with the...
Coldplay’s New Album Is Made of Plastic Collected from Rivers by The Ocean Cleanup
Coldplay has a new album announced: Moon Music, and in keeping with both the rise in conscious consumerism and the vinyl revival, there's a...
Tiny Indian Ocean Island Shows How Quickly Seabirds Recover When Invasive Predators Are Removed
18 years after rats were eradicated, Tromelin Island off the coast of Madagascar is a thriving colony of seabirds once again.
The same story happened...
Hake Fisheries’ Remarkable Recovery Is a Sign of Hope for Our Oceans
After decades of overfishing in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, hake fisheries off the coast of Spain are as large as ever thanks to timely...
Pony-Sized Dinosaurs Swam or Floated Across Hundreds of Miles of Ocean from America to Colonize Africa
Describing a "once-in-a-million year event," an international team of paleontologists has suggested that, though nearly impossible, a herd of pony-sized duck-billed dinosaurs must have...
Nonprofit Diverts an Ocean Plastic Tide, Removing 2 Million Pounds of Trash From Waterways
The TerraCycle Global Foundation reached an impressive milestone last month, announcing that they've removed over 2 million pounds of waste from rivers, canals, and...
This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news.
It's been...
New Coral Adoption Program by 4ocean to Help Save Reefs–Every Bracelet Plants a Coral and Removes Ocean Plastic
Today, 4ocean announced a new partnership to help restore damaged coral reefs while removing trash from oceans, rivers, and coastlines.
4ocean has been making bracelets...
Ocean Lover Saves 1,000 Seals off Britain–and Even Built Them a Hospital
In the beautiful, blustery seaside city of Cornwall, a woman runs a hospital for injured seals amid volunteer work rescuing all kinds of sea...
Man’s Wedding Ring Lost in Ocean is Found So He Drives 1,600 Miles to Thank Humble Metal Detectorist in Person
A metal detectorist has reunited a man with his diamond wedding ring after uncovering it on a sandy beach.
Stephane Seguin lost the ring while...
Massachusetts Innovators Aim to Turn Ocean Plastic into Fuel–Right Onboard the Ship
Chemical engineers are pioneering a process to equip diesel ships with the onboard capacity to turn collected plastic garbage into fuel.
The result has been...
Hero Surfer Rescues Stranded Deer in Ocean – Photographer Captures Moment
Rough seas are no place for the uninitiated, and it couldn't get more uninitiated than a pair of hooves.
From New Jersey comes the story...