Pacific Plastic Island: There's a Way to Eliminate It
There is a plan to eliminate the Pacific plastic island by 2034, at a cost of 7,5 billion dollars. The technology is there. The funds?
Origin of life: the dark oxygen that is born in the abyss rewrites history
The origin of life could be rewritten: dark oxygen discovered in the abyss, guarded (and released) by polymetallic nodules.
Ocean alkalinization: the controversial “climate cure” divides science
Scientists propose alkalizing the sea to fight climate change. Towards the approval of the first large-scale test.
Proteus: Cousteau's dreamed "underwater space stations" are a reality
Proteus, the ISS of the oceans, takes shape thanks to Cousteau. Mapping, agreements and new technologies to reveal the secrets of the sea depths.
Mars' influence on Earth creates giant vortices in our oceans
New research suggests that Mars' gravitational influence on Earth could cause huge vortices in the deepest parts of the oceans, eroding the seabed.
The “monster” of Gibraltar, the ring of fire that will devour the Atlantic
The subduction zone beneath the Strait of Gibraltar is moving westward and may one day "invade" the Atlantic Ocean, causing it to slowly close.
Caltech revolutionizes ocean exploration with bionic jellyfish
Caltech develops bionic jellyfish to explore oceans at 4,5 times faster speed, carrying scientific instruments
Equatic-1, Singapore turns the sea into a sponge for CO2 capture
Thanks to an innovative seawater electrolysis process, the new plant will dominate CO2 capture, while also producing hydrogen on a large scale
DEEP, abysmal ambitions: habitat for underwater tourists by 2030?
The oceans, not only to be explored but also to be inhabited: DEEP presents its project for permanent underwater habitats.
MEDSEA: regenerating the Mediterranean with a million Posidonia plants
Posidonia, capable of absorbing 35 times more CO₂ than a tree, is the key to an incredible "underwater reforestation" project in the Mediterranean.
Blue Technology, the “oceanic” technology that is improving the world
You will hear about it: blue technology, the technology to give back to the oceans everything we have stolen from them. And save our lives.
OceanGate, beyond the Titanic: the new frontier of tourism in the abyss
The new space tourism? In the abyss, in search of new forms of life or illustrious wrecks. Here's what's cooking.
Deepwater Horizon, the oil leak is still detectable after 10 years
Everyone remembers Chernobyl, but even oil spills remain deadly for a long time. A report shows that the Deepwater Horizon continues to plague the Gulf of Mexico.
Rows of regular holes on the ocean floor, scientists increasingly perplexed
They look almost man-made, and they certainly have an organic origin: who digs holes in the ocean floor? An expedition tries to figure it out.
Shock study: oceans damage has been beyond the point of no return since 2014
A newly published study provides a bleak picture: the temperature rise in the oceans has passed the tipping point - and it did years ago.
At MIT they make a 3D atlas for oxygen-deficient ocean areas
The new 3d atlas built by researchers from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) helps research against climate change
UN report: "Here are the things to do to rid the oceans of plastic"
A UN report commissioned to the G20 Thrace gives the tragic picture of the “plastic in the oceans” situation, but also has a recipe for solving it.
In Italy the first of the underwater farms in the world
The project that explores the opportunities that underwater farms give to agriculture to achieve sustainability without land abuse is all Italian
A paper warns: collapsing oceans will devastate humanity in 25 years
A paper launches a terrible warning: the situation of the oceans could lead to an irreversible chain reaction within a few years.
GE and the floating wind turbine
A floating wind turbine capable of exploiting the high waves and strong winds in the oceans? A prohibitive undertaking, but GE wants to try it.
Miner robot stuck at the bottom of the Pacific
Excavations in deep ocean waters raise more than a few doubts, and the misfortune of this mining robot does not bode well.
