Luminous Western Australia Waves Crash Ashore in Kevin Krautgartner’s Aerial Photos — Colossal
Taken from a vertical perspective, Kevin Krautgartner’s photographs of crashing waves conjure the power and beauty of our…
Ocean storms under Antarctic ice found to rapidly boost melting
Scientists have uncovered a new threat hiding under the floating edges of Antarctica: fast moving, stormlike swirls of…
Algal bloom exposes ‘limitations’ in government monitoring programs, Senate inquiry
The onset of South Australia’s devastating algal bloom has highlighted the “limitations of existing research and monitoring programs”…
Beached shark rescued by brave dog-walker in astonishing video
This jaws-itively brave woman rescued a beached shark on her own. A woman who was walking her dogs…
White Sharks Use Their Fins To Explore — And Drones Caught It On Film
The idea that a shark’s dorsal fin might be more than just a stabilizer may seem small, but…
EU aims to curb plastic pollution with new rules targeting nightmare spills of tiny pellets
Plastic can end up in the environment by many channels. Improper waste management can cause single-use plastics like…
Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina ‘makes contact with ocean floor’ near remote Heard Island
Australia’s icebreaker has been involved in an incident in which the ship’s hull “made contact with the ocean…
Cassini Detects Organic Molecules in Freshly Ejected Ice Grains from Enceladus’ Ocean
Saturn’s moon Enceladus continuously ejects a plume of ice grains and gases originating from its subsurface ocean via…
Authorities will investigate campfire that sparked major Moreton Island blaze
A “careless” campfire lit during a fire ban sparked a rapidly moving blaze that has now burnt hundreds…
What it’s like snorkelling around Great Barrier Reef in Cairns, Australia
I’d arrived in Cairns the night before, staying at the aptly named Crystalbrook Flynn. After checking in, I…