September 30, 2020 How Joey, the baby sea otter became a viral sensation amid the coronavirus pandemic Joey is an almost 3-month-old male Canadian-born otter.
September 24, 2020 Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea levels and might cause humanity to 'give up ... New York' If the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement are not met, the Antarctic ice sheet will melt, resulting in global sea levels rising to the point where humanity will have to "give up ... New York," according to a new study.
September 23, 2020 New York man recreates father’s journey from Long Island to Florida in aging 22-foot motorboat It’s one thing when you can say your dad took an aging 22-foot powerboat more than 1,000 miles from New York to Florida – and it’s another to repeat the feat yourself, in the same boat, two decades later.
September 23, 2020 Almost 500 pilot whales stranded in Australia Australian rescuers desperately working to save a pod of almost 300 beached pilot whales discovered hundreds more on Wednesday, bringing the estimated total to now nearly 500.
September 22, 2020 90 whales dead in mass stranding off Tasmania coast Rescue teams from the Tasmanian Marine Conservation Program had managed to set free 25 whales on Tuesday.
September 21, 2020 Sea levels could rise by more than a foot by 2100 as ice sheets continue to melt A newly published study says that global sea levels could rise more than one foot by 2100, should greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace.
September 16, 2020 High-tech AI ship launched on Mayflower's 400th anniversary The U.S. ambassador to Britain officially launched a ship named Mayflower on Wednesday, marking 400 years after a wooden vessel with that name sailed from an English port and landed at modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.
September 15, 2020 5 named storms roil Atlantic Basin at once for first time since 1971 There were five named storms churning in the Atlantic Basin Monday for the first time in decades, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
September 15, 2020 Scientists find severe damage to 2 major Antarctic glaciers in satellite images Scientists have discovered damage to two major Antarctic glaciers through satellite imagery, according to a new study.
September 10, 2020 California rower, 40, nears Hawaii on monthslong solo trip across Pacific Ocean A San Francisco resident has been at sea for nearly three months as she attempts to row her way across the Pacific Ocean.