Rescuers try to save stranded whale Timmy with the help of air cushions
BERLIN (AP) — Rescuers in Germany began an elaborate operation Thursday to save a sick humpback whale that…
Desalination, the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater
As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea…
Earthquake off Indonesia kills 1 and sets off small tsunami
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people…
Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami
MANADO, Indonesia — An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing…
Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?
At dusk, the greatest migration of biomass on Earth unfolds through the oceans in near silence, largely unnoticed.…
Whale stranded in the Baltic Sea swims free again. It still faces a tough task
BERLIN — A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days…
Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands
A fisherman holding two Juan Fernandez spiny lobsters – CC 3.0. Serpantus (wikicommons) Just days before he left…
Arctic sea ice shrinks to tie lowest level for winter
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the…
Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science
Spawning season has sprung for Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the waters off British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February…
Satellite observations offer insight into a tsunami’s early stages
Observations made by a satellite operated by the U.S. and French space agencies shortly after a strong earthquake…
Earth hit record heat levels in 2025 as UN says warming will last thousands of years
The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such…
Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
Iceberg A-23A has had a more eventful run than most of the large Antarctic icebergs that have calved…