Oceans - Page 101

Animal rights group wants 'Larry,' a huge lobster, to be freed

July 25, 2016

Animal rights group wants 'Larry,' a huge lobster, to be freed

Consider Larry the Lobster: the very large lobster has avoided being eaten, appeared on television, and can now look forward to a new home in Maine— although PETA has asked for it to be released to the wild.

El Nino is gone, but Earth's record heat is sticking around

July 19, 2016

El Nino is gone, but Earth's record heat is sticking around

WASHINGTON — Federal scientists say Earth's record 2016 heat is now dancing near levels that a world agreement is trying to avoid.

'Ghost fish' seen for first time deep under the Pacific

July 6, 2016

'Ghost fish' seen for first time deep under the Pacific

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, scientists have spotted for the first time a living “ghost fish,” an eel-like creature in the family of Aphyonidae.

Hawaii's beaches covered with debris, some from 2011 tsunami, study finds

June 3, 2016

Hawaii's beaches covered with debris, some from 2011 tsunami, study finds

Aerial surveys of Hawaii’s coastlines have found thousands of pieces of debris, much of it plastic, and a small amount of debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan

Supersponge the size of a minivan found near Hawaii

June 2, 2016

Supersponge the size of a minivan found near Hawaii

An unusual sponge was making waves in waters near the Hawaiian Islands — though it doesn't wear square pants and is far too big to live in a pineapple under the sea

Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's north

May 31, 2016

Bleaching kills third of coral in Great Barrier Reef's north

Mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, though corals to the south have escaped with little damage, scientists said on Monday.

Meet Boaty McBoatface - the drone submarine

May 6, 2016

Meet Boaty McBoatface - the drone submarine

The “Boaty McBoatface” saga has finally been resolved – a remote-controlled sub will now bear the controversial name, which recently topped an online poll to name the U.K.’s newest polar research vessel.

Freediver takes record-breaking 400-foot dip

May 3, 2016

Freediver takes record-breaking 400-foot dip

In this stunning four minute video, New Zealand native and freediver William Trubridge completes a record-setting 400-foot dive without the use of propulsion equipment.

Underwater drones map algae beneath Antarctic ice

May 3, 2016

Underwater drones map algae beneath Antarctic ice

Although the surface of Antarctica is almost completely white, a field of green and brown algae clings to the underside of the sea ice around the frozen continent

New kind of hydrothermal vent forms ghostly chimneys

May 2, 2016

New kind of hydrothermal vent forms ghostly chimneys

Deep in the Caribbean Sea, researchers have discovered a new type of hydrothermal vent unlike any seen before, with huge, ghostly mounds formed from an ingredient common in baby powder