By Mayukh Saha The strait of Messina is the submarine bridge that separates Sicily from the peninsular region of Italy. It has recently been observed that the Messina Strait area has the world’s largest density of ocean floor littering. The density of marine litter in…
By Mayukh Saha Ocean Fresh is the brainchild of Bernardo Pedroso. This sustainability startup was founded in 2019, and its target is to reduce the plastic pollution in our oceans. The journey started with sustainable flip flops, and sustainable sneakers are the latest endeavor. How…
By Michael Snyder It is being called “the Pacific marine heatwave of 2019”, and officials are warning that it could have very frightening implications if it does not dissipate soon. Right now, there is a vast expanse of water stretching from northern Alaska all the…
Beachgoers are becoming increasingly aware of the potentially harmful effects UV filters from sunscreens can have on coral and other marine organisms when the protective lotions wash off their bodies into the ocean. Now, researchers have studied how sunscreens release different compounds — trace metals…
By Elias Marat A humongous mass of heavy, stinking seaweed stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to West Africa has already become the biggest seaweed bloom in recorded history, according to the journal Science. And the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, as it is now known,…
By John Anderer SAN FRANCISCO — You may be bringing home a few new friends the next time you take a swim in the ocean. Researchers at the University of California have found that ocean bacteria invade and change the skin microbiome after just 10 minutes…
