The JOIDES Resolution, which for decades was key to advancing the understanding of the Earth and its innards, concluded what could be its final scientific expedition.
Tag: Oceans and Seas
Are Researchers Overcounting the Number of Fish in the World’s Oceans?
A new study suggests that estimates of the health of the world’s fisheries may be too optimistic.
New Study Re-Evaluates ‘Worst Case’ Scenario for Thwaites Glacier
Global warming is putting the continent’s ice at risk of destruction in many forms. But one especially calamitous scenario might be a less pressing concern, a new study found.
Waterspout Was Seen When the Bayesian Yacht Sank in Sicily. What Is It?
Witnesses reported seeing the tornado-like phenomenon hit the Bayesian, a sailing yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday.
Robot Captures Pictures of the Dotson Ice Shelf in Antarctica
The new images of the melting underside of an ice shelf could help scientists better forecast how the continent is contributing to rising sea levels.
The White House Has a Plan to Slash Plastic Use in the U.S.
The government said it would phase out its purchases of single-use plastics, a significant step because it is the biggest buyer of consumer goods in the world.
Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty
An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles.
Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Plastic Pillows in Shipments
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a major pollutant.
Wreckage of Shackleton’s Last Ship Is Found Off Coast of Canada
Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery of its wreckage, 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea.
If Paris Agreement Goals Are Missed, These Polar Bears Could Go Extinct
One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research.