March 21, 2018 California beaches reopen after raw sewage spill, investigation for cause ensues: report Eight beaches on California's Central Coast reopened this week after nearly 5 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Pacific, while an investigation has opened to find the cause, officials said Tuesday.
March 7, 2018 Tens of thousands of dead sea creatures wash up on British beach When British photographer Lara Maiklem heard tens of thousands of sea creatures washed up on a beach near Kent, England, over the weekend she had to see the scene for herself.
February 14, 2018 Deep-sea volcanic vents incubate eggs for these underwater moms Skates — flat, diamond-shaped fish that are related to sharks and rays — incubate their eggs for as much as four years or more, longer than most animals on Earth.
February 13, 2018 Scientists rush to explore underwater world hidden for 120,000 years A huge, trillion-ton iceberg about the size of Delaware broke free from Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in July 2017. As it moved away from its chilly birth mom and into the Weddell Sea, a vast expanse of water saw the light for the first time in up to 120,000 years.
February 8, 2018 Science or silence? My battle to question doomsayers about the Great Barrier Reef Around the world, people have heard about the impending extinction of the Great Barrier Reef: some 133,000 square miles of magnificent coral stretching for 1,400 miles off the north-eastern coast of Australia.
January 24, 2018 Flood of garbage hits beach in Lebanon, sparks outrage Incredible images show a flood of trash on a beach in Lebanon that has sparked outrage in the country.
January 23, 2018 1.7-billion-year-old chunk of North America found sticking to Australia Geologists matching rocks from opposite sides of the globe have found that part of Australia was once attached to North America 1.7 billion years ago.
January 8, 2018 Hero whale saves snorkeler from tiger shark in the Pacific Ocean Stunning images show the moment that a 50,000-pound humpback whale pushed a snorkeler through the water to protect her from a nearby shark.
December 21, 2017 What's behind the speedy 'smoke ring' vortices? Typically, ocean waters flow gently westward, in part driven by the massive, slow waves generated by the Earth's spin.
December 21, 2017 Australian mystery solved: WWI-era submarine discovered after 103-year search The HMAS AE1, Australia’s first submarine, was discovered after a 103-year search.
