Plastic pollution has killed half a million hermit crabs, study says
As plastic piles up on beaches, hermit crabs are getting trapped in plastic containers and killed.
By Kelsey Vlamis | Dec. 5, 2019 | bbcnews~3 mins
Tags: oceans plastic-pollution plastic
'Toxic chemical cocktail' passed to baby porpoises
Potent chemicals are unwittingly passed down from mother to calf, according to a UK study.
By Helen Briggs | Dec. 3, 2019 | bbcnews~3 mins
Tags: environment pollution oceans dolphins
Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one
Plastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.
By Helen Briggs | Nov. 12, 2019 | bbcnews~3 mins
Tags: environment fish oceans plastic-pollution marine-biology plastic
Victor Vescovo: Adventurer reaches deepest ocean locations
Financier Victor Vescovo completes his quest to visit the deepest parts of Earth's five oceans.
By Jonathan Amos | Sept. 9, 2019 | bbcnews~5 mins
Tags: earth-science oceans marine-biology
Why are Nike trainers washing up on beaches?
From Bermuda and the Azores to Ireland and France, large numbers of shoes are washing ashore.
By Hamish Mackay | June 19, 2019 | bbcnews~8 mins
Tags: shipping france atlantic-ocean the-bahamas ocean-pollution oceans bermuda portugal plastic-pollution republic-of-ireland nike-inc orkney
GEBCO-NF Alumni robots win ocean-mapping XPRIZE
Have we found some of the technologies that can finally help us survey Earth's unknown depths?
By Jonathan Amos | May 31, 2019 | bbcnews~5 mins
Tags: robotics oceans
Climate change: Global sea level rise could be bigger than expected
Researchers say sea levels may rise by 2m by the end of this century, double current predictions.
By Matt McGrath | May 20, 2019 | bbcnews~5 mins
Tags: oceans antarctic climate-change
Antarctic instability 'is spreading'
Almost a quarter of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is now unstable, according to a new study.
By Jonathan Amos | May 16, 2019 | bbcnews~5 mins
Tags: earth-science oceans earth-observation european-space-agency antarctic climate-change
Mariana Trench: Deepest-ever sub dive finds plastic bag
An American explorer finds plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.
By Rebecca Morelle | May 13, 2019 | bbcnews~6 mins
Tags: oceans plastic-pollution pacific-ocean
Autonomous boat makes oyster run
A shellfish consignment is carried across the busy North Sea by an Uncrewed Surface Vessel.
By Jonathan Amos | May 9, 2019 | bbcnews~2 mins
Tags: robotics oceans
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