Burnt-out ship "going down" off Sri Lanka coast
A burnt-out container ship that has already caused Sri Lanka's worst maritime environmental disaster was sinking Wednesday with several hundred tonnes of oil still in its fuel tanks, the navy said......»»
Research finds humpbacks were happier during pandemic pause
University of Queensland-led research has found migrating humpback whales off Australia's east coast became less stressed over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research paper is published in Marine Environmental Research......»»
Whale had fishing lines "embedded" into body: Rescue took multiple days
A whale entangled in fishing gear was recently cut free by rescuers during a multiday operation off the coast of South Africa, video footage shows......»»
Hurricane Beryl churns towards Mexico after hammering Jamaica
Deadly Hurricane Beryl powered towards Mexico late Wednesday, after battering Jamaica's southern coast with devastating winds and sea surge......»»
Scientists debate Gulf Stream"s role in North Atlantic currents
A new study questions the coherence of the circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, as researchers show that the Gulf Stream exists, but variations off the coast of Florida do not necessarily reach Norway......»»
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their small.....»»
SpaceX retools problem booster for overnight launch from Space Coast
SpaceX is rolling a booster that was part of a scrubbed launch attempt last month back to the launch pad for an early morning mission on the Space Coast......»»
Surface Pro 11 and Laptop 7 review: An Apple Silicon moment for Windows
Superfluous AI features and compatibility issues don't detract from good PCs. Enlarge / Microsoft's Surface Pro 11, the first flagship Surface to ship exclusively using Arm processors. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Microso.....»»
Fjords are effective carbon traps regardless of oxygen levels, finds study
The fjords on Sweden's west coast act as effective carbon traps regardless of whether the bottom water is oxygen-rich or not. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg......»»
Rocket Report: North Korean rocket explosion; launch over Chinese skyline
The European Space Agency again turned to SpaceX to launch an important science mission. Enlarge / A sea-borne variant of the commercial Ceres 1 rocket lifts off near the coast of Rizhao, a city of 3 million in China's Shandong p.....»»
Fossil places extinct saber-toothed cat on Texas coast
Important scientific finds don't always come in the biggest, buzziest packages. Sometimes new discoveries come in little ugly rocks. Such is the case of a 6-centimeter-wide, nondescript mass of bone and teeth that helped a scientist at The University.....»»
Drones offer new perspective on vulnerable tide-exposed coral reefs
A new study has used drone technology and cutting-edge analytical methods for the first time to map the intertidal coral reefs of the Rowley Shoals off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia......»»
SpaceX launch marks 40th for the Space Coast
SpaceX sent up the 40th rocket launch from the Space Coast on Tuesday morning......»»
One of world"s rarest whales sighted off California coast
In an extraordinary sighting, a critically endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the Marin County coast on Friday, thrilling scientists......»»
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million people fleeing inland for concrete storm shelters away from howling gales and crashing waves......»»
5,251 Underwater Holes Mysteriously Line California"s Coast—and We Finally Know Why
5,251 Underwater Holes Mysteriously Line California"s Coast—and We Finally Know Why.....»»
This hurricane season will be ‘extraordinary,’ NOAA says. What to expect on the MS Coast
This hurricane season will be ‘extraordinary,’ NOAA says. What to expect on the MS Coast.....»»
Researchers capture unique pollution data following Key Bridge collapse
When the container vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore Harbor on March 26, 2024, deliveries to the busy port via ship were halted, and the number of trains and trucks coming into the city dropped.....»»
Space Force training HQ gets official nod to come to Space Coast
The decision has been a year in the making, but the Space Coast will officially become the home of STARCOM, the training headquarters for Space Force......»»
West Coast seabird study shows how they might one day share the air with wind turbines
One day, wind turbines may float off the coasts of California and southern Oregon, providing clean, renewable energy to millions of homes. But before construction can start, researchers are studying how to minimize the potential wind farms' impact on.....»»
Rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon"s gray whales and their food, study finds
A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows......»»