18-Year-Old Rescued After Being Stranded Out At Sea For A Month
An 18-year-old hotel worker from Panama who went on a fishing expedition with two friends has been rescued after drifting in the high seas for nearly a month. The 10-foot boat containing Adrian...
View ArticleAll These Dead Dolphins Show The BP Oil Spill May Be Far Worse Than...
A growing body of research suggests that the impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have been far worse than previously believed, Peter Beaumont at the Guardian reports. The spill, called...
View ArticleHere's What You're Missing At The Galapagos Islands
A plane trip from New York City to the Galapagos Islands could run you more than $1,000. Fortunately, polish diver Darek Sepiolo has taken some amazing high-definition footage of the enchanted islands...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Here's How Much We Still Don't Know About The Ocean
Could the ocean be the new final frontier? James Cameron's recent journey to the deepest part of the Pacific ocean opened the door for future exploration of the sea floor. But despite covering 72...
View ArticleAs Arctic Ice Melts, Scientists Beg Governments To Stop Fishing In The Arctic...
Two thousand scientists from 67 countries have published an open letter calling for a moratorium on fishing in the northern Arctic Ocean, Nature reports. Recent melting of Arctic ice in summer months...
View ArticleThe Growing Mass Of Garbage In The Pacific Is Causing A Giant Boom In Insect...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a rotating mass of plastic debris in the North Pacific — has increased 100-fold in the last four decades, according to a new study published by the journal Biology...
View ArticleWatch This Surfer Set A Guinness World Record For The Largest Wave Ever Ridden
Last November, pro-surfer Garret McNamara rode a 78-foot wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal. The incredible feat of athleticism has now earned McNamara a Guinness World Record for the largest wave...
View ArticleThis Landlocked African State's Dreams Of An Inland Port Are Turning Into A...
Land-locked Malawi seems to have finally given up hope that the $6 billion-worth inland port at Nsanje linking it through waterways to the Indian Ocean will be operational in the near future, IRIN...
View ArticleRichard Branson On The Biggest Challenge Facing The World Today
Even billionaire Richard Branson, ever the conspicuous spender, knows that the ocean's destruction is one massive problem facing humankind. Here's what the English business magnate wrote on his blog...
View ArticleGrab Your Scuba Gear—These 11 Attractions Can Only Be Seen Underwater
Instead of navigating overcrowded Pompeii, why not explore another intriguing ancient city—resting just five to 15 feet underwater off Naples. You’ll be snorkeling past eerily beautiful mosaic-floored...
View ArticleBacteria Found Under The Ocean Floor Hasn't Had Fresh Food Since The Age Of...
One-hundred feet below the Pacific Ocean sea floor, scientists have discovered bacteria that hasn't been exposed to oxygen, sunlight or new nutrients since the age of the dinosaurs. Although...
View ArticleIn 40 Years We Could Face An Ocean Without Fish
Overfishing is pushing marine life to the brink of collapse. In fact, in 40 years we could face an ocean without fish, Newsweek said last month. For perspective, in 1950, the total catch of fish in...
View ArticleIn The Arctic Ocean, Scientists Find The Equivalent Of A Rainforest In The...
Last summer, scientists found a massive under-ice phytoplankton bloom in the Arctic ocean. The discovery was shocking for two reasons. First, a bloom of that size had never been seen anywhere on...
View ArticleNorth Sea Fisherman: I Risk My Life Everyday Just So You Can Eat
Fish stocks in Europe's North Sea have dropped precipitously in recent decades, thanks to bigger ships, better nets and new technology. We've been warned that if current trends continue, there will...
View ArticleThis Graph Showing The Depth Of The Ocean Will Blow Your Mind
We were amazed at this to-scale map we found on Tumblr depicting the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans. The trench is located in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines. Near the...
View ArticleGovernment Agency Forced To Remind People That Mermaids Don't Exist
Last month, an Animal Planet television special called "Mermaids: The Body Found" created some confusion as to whether the mythical sea creatures actually exist. According to the show's website, the...
View ArticleThe Chances Of El Niño Conditions Occurring Just Skyrocketed By 55 Percent
There's a greater than 50 percent chance that El Niño conditions will develop during the second half of 2012, the National Weather Service announced today (July 5). When El Niño conditions are in...
View ArticleAn Underwater Explosion Continues To Send Dead Sea Life To The Surface
An underwater volcano that erupted near the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa is giving scientists a closer look at how ocean ecosystems could respond to climate change, from dying fish to...
View ArticleResearcher Tells Us Why You Should Feel Bad For This Clam 'Eating' Salt
This YouTube video of a clam "eating" salt is making the rounds on the Internet today, but we here at Business Insider wanted to know more, so we asked some researchers to take a look and let us know...
View ArticleRare Video Of Whale Shark Stealing Fish From A Massive Net
Virgina-based environmental group Conservation International captured this footage of a whale shark sucking baitfish from a hole in a giant fishing net. The video was taken in the Canderawashih Bay in...
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