SWIMMING HELPS SIMULATED TURTLES STAY ON COURSE   Pitched against the mighty North Atlantic, it would seem that newly hatched loggerhead turtles would stand little chance of influencing their destiny....

A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulphide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans. Coelacanth and pup smithsonian   A new model suggests that...

I got a fascinating email from NASA’s Dr . Jonathan Trent and OMEGA project scientist  regarding  the  first part of this blogpost concerning algae biofuels.  Here is his feedback on the matter: Hello...

How continuous monitoring of coastal ecosystems, such as the Black Sea, could help understand oxygen depletion affecting fish populations and better manage fisheries When production increases in an ecosystem,...

Ziphius There Is An App For That! Give it to the Portuguese, a once powerful maritime nation, to bring to us the coolest and the first water drone in the Mundo. After watching the videos of this hydrospeeder-drone-meets-Tamagotchi, I have to admit I want one. Not only is this thing [...]

Now that Nasa has shut down the shuttle program, it seems we finally get a chance to refocus on our beloved blue planet, and most importantly on the remainder 3/4th of it. The big blue. The Mariana trench is the holly grail with its 11,034 meters depth. Other than being an adventurous [...]

Message in a Bottle, the brainchild of Asher Jay, is a conceptual, collaborative, art installation that offers individuals who hail from a variety of disciplines the opportunity to express their concerns and hopes for Planet Ocean through creative media. This endows marine conservation with a unique united front from which [...]

Science estimates that half of the species on the planet could disappear by the end of the century due to the destructive practices of the human populous.  According to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) the current extinction rate is 1000 times higher than the natural rate. Iconic [...]