The Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, according to a new study led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher and published in the journal Hydrological Processes
Now in its fifth year, the Epson Red Sea World Of Underwater Images is hosting several country-level contests in the US, UK, Australia, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Spain and The Netherlands
Violent confrontations on the waterfront and arson attacks were an unsavory feature of the intense hunt for sponges on Florida's fragile coral reef in 1918. But the real victims were the sponges...
The European Commission has approved the extension of protected sites throughout Europe, a move that environmental groups believe will improve conservation efforts to protect the continent's most...
The number of young cod in the North Sea has shown a slight rise for the second year in a row, research shows.
But the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (Ices) warned that...
For some in Greenland these days, the grass is looking greener.
Rapid thawing brought on by global warming on the world's largest island has opened up new opportunities for agriculture,...
The endangered right whale is to get extra protection after a safe haven from shipping was set aside off Nova Scotia in Canada.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) ratified a Canadian...
A new report on the fate of polar bears in a world of climate change predicts disaster for one of the world's most charismatic species, says WWF.
The report by the US Geological Survey predicts...
Man-made underwater noise threatens the health and reproductive capacity of many fish and marine mammals, an Italian researcher says.
In an interview with the news agency Ansa, Fabrizio Borsani...
Members of the International SHARK - L Discussion List have recently got together to write the following letter to Discovery Network regarding Shark Week programming.
If you feel that you agree...
An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems....
Authorities in Denmark's Veterinary Medicine Institute on Sunday confirmed that dead seal pups washed ashore on the island of Anholt had fallen victim to the same viral strain of distemper which...
It's always interesting to glean a perspective of divers from different regions of the world. After all, we collectively share the same passion for diving and the underwater realm. The Asian dive...
