'Acidifying oceans' threaten food supply, UK warns

There being mentioned billions of people within this article and the rarely mentioned, made my hair stick up so to speak. Because there still seeming has been nothing said about growing populations, that will...

Sentinel-3 ESA’s Next Generation Satellite Scheduled to Launch in

Sentinel-3 satellite which is scheduled to launch in 2013 is the third in a series of five space missions European Space Agency (ESA) is developing for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative. The missions main objective is to determine the...

Plastics in Ocean May Decompose and Release Toxic Chemicals

A new study shows that plastic waste floating in oceans, like those found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, may decompose much faster than expected and release toxic substances into the ocean. This comes as a surprise as plastic was believed to be relatively stable, and...

Missing Cargo Ship Arctic Sea Found

Russian navy has found the cargo ship Arctic Sea that went missing on July 30th. The crew is alive and unharmed, and have boarded a Russian anti-submarine ship, according to Russia's defence minister Anatoly...

How to Blow the Best Job in the World

This man, Ben Southall has to be one of the dumbest people in the world.  He is paid $150,000 to do what many would do for free or even pay to do it.  Yet he can't even make the effort to make a daily...

Japan does now jail polluters.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Japan is serious, when it comes to the environment. New legislation right in time for Earth day was passed and has been made law. Those laws are effective has of now with harsh Fines and even...

NJ Man Missing at Sea off Honduras

Philadelphia Inquirer reports the search has been called off for a NJ man missing off the coast of Honduras.

Rockport: An artist colony and New England’s most visited town

Along the New England coast is the little village of Rockport Massachusetts. About 1 hour from Boston, Rockport sits at the tip of Cape Ann. Gloucester, Essex, Manchester and Rockport make-up the four towns of Cape...

Undersea volcano erupts in Tonga, South Pacific

An undersea volcano has erupted near Tonga in the South Pacific, shooting smoke, steam and ash straight up into the sky. Scientists are on their way to inspect the volcano, and no islanders have been affected at this...

Newfoundland: Mourners Gather at Prayer Service

"Bells at the largest church in Newfoundland and Labrador tolled Wednesday evening for the 17 people lost last week when an offshore oil helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean." The Roman Catholic Basilica of...

Invasion of the Jellyfish

It seems that people either love fish or consider it repugnant, but either way, one cannot ignore its important relevance to our diet. Speaking on a global scale, millions of people depend on our oceans for their...

Violent Winds send Mediterranean Cruise Passengers into Sea

Palma del Mallorca, Spain - Cruise ship passengers have had to be rescued from the sea after stong winds caused a gangway to collapse on Thursday.  An eighty year old Egyptian man is being treated in the...

Psychedelic bouncing fish found in Indonesia

A new psychedelic fish that bounces along the ocean floor like a rubber ball has been found in the waters of Indonesia, and has been classified as a new species. Called a 'frogfish', with tan and peach stripes all...

Sri Lankans Ponder Life After Wartime

This war has almost ended.The hard part will next bereconciliation. "Winning the war in one thing, analysts say, but bringing unity to Sri Lanka is another. Unity in Sri Lanka means closing the divide between the...

Google Earth 5.0 goes Under the Sea, to Mars, & Back in Time

Google Earth has just launched "Google Earth 5.0", a wonderful new ocean program said to eventually document the entire ocean floor.  It also features historical images and incredible details of Mars.  ...

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