Tag: Oceans
We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and...
Jennifer Raynor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world’s oceans today, but they...
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery...
Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, University of Mississippi and James V Cizdziel, University of Mississippi
Every few years, the tires on...
Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass...
Noam Vogt-Vincent, University of Hawaii
Tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, but these colorful seascapes are built by...
2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell...
Darryl Z. Seligman, Michigan State University
The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for...
Sharks, turtles and other sea creatures face greater risk from industrial...
Heather Welch, University of California, Santa Cruz
My colleagues and I mapped activity in the northeast Pacific of “dark”...
‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also...
Gavin Naylor, University of Florida
Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient...
Not all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US...
Avery Paxton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and D'amy Steward, University of Guam
When people hear about underwater reefs,...
Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks
Avery Paxton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
