Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

marine life

Environment

As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life

A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.

As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life
Environment

Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks

When ships sink, they add artificial structures to the seafloor that can quickly become diverse, ecologically important underwater communities.

Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks
Environment

Not all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines

Artificial reefs are structures that humans put in place underwater that create habitat for sea life. A new study shows for the first time how much of the US ocean floor they cover.

Not all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines
Economy|Environment|News|Science

How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them

A 14-foot-long white shark might not be something swimmers want to see at the beach

How a wandering white shark's epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
Environment|Science

More than 100 Atlantic white-sided dolphins stranded in muddy location off Cape Cod, Massachusetts

More than 100 Atlantic white-sided dolphins stranded in muddy location off Cape Cod, Massachusetts

More than 100 Atlantic white-sided dolphins stranded in  muddy location off Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Environment|Science

At least 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding

At least 65 long-finned pilot whales have died after being stranded on an island off the north coast of Scotland, a rescue charity said on Thursday, in one of the largest mass

At least 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding
Environment|News|Science

Cape Cod's fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins

The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history

Cape Cod's fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins
Environment|Europe|Science

Bigger and fitter, rescued loggerhead turtles set free on beach in Spain

To the delight of curious beachgoers, marine biologists released dozens of young loggerhead sea turtles into the wild near Marbella in southern Spain on

Bigger and fitter, rescued loggerhead turtles set free on beach in Spain

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