ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2010) — Research from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) shows that people in China — the number one consumers of plastic bags in the world — reduced their consumption of plastic bags by half when stores were forced to charge consumers for the bags. Click here to read the full article Click […]
National Geographic announces winners of the Best underwater Views of 2010 Click here to visit the National Geographic site to see them all
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Read the full article Scientists fear the planet is on the brink of another mass extinction as ocean dead zones continue to grow in size and number. More than 400 ocean dead zones — areas so low in oxygen that sea life cannot survive — have been reported […]
ScienceDaily (Dec. 17, 2010) — Global biodiversity surveys over the past few years have provided increasing evidence that our planet is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction. Plants, animals, and microorganisms are disappearing thousands of times more rapidly than they have for more than 65 million years, and for the first time in […]
GLOBAL ZENIT NEWS Rome’s Zenit News VATICAN CITY, DEC. 21, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is congratulating Seychelles for having “surmounted the challenge of the world economic crisis,” as the country “continues to progress and to affirm itself on the path of peace, prosperity and stability.” The Pope said this last Thursday when he received the […]
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Science Daily (Dec. 16, 2010) — Results of a five-year monitoring effort to repair seagrass damaged in a boat grounding incident suggest that restoration techniques such as replanting seagrass can speed recovery time. The finding is included in a new report released December 16 by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. Read the full article […]
BY STEVE GIBBS Free Press Staff KEY LARGO — World-renowned undersea explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle tells us to take a look at ourselves. Earle, a National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence known affectionately as “Her Deepness,” was the keynote speaker during last Saturday’s 50th anniversary celebration of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Read the full article
Imaging Notes / Fall 2010 The April 20, 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico (Figure 1), the result of an unprecedented cluster of human errors and mechanical failures, has led ultimately to a hopeful result. The disaster and the resulting national and international press coverage, including a real-time underwater camera for 24/7 monitoring […]
by, Jeremy Hance mongabay.com November 10, 2010 “We have a very good scientific understanding of what causes reefs to decline—what we now need is a clearer picture of how to help them back onto the reverse trajectory,” says lead author, Terry Hughes from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at […]