Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
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Passing chunks of ice can fertilize ocean waters and play a role in the planet’s carbon cycle.
More than 300 years ago, a Spanish ship laden with unspeakable treasure sank after a battle. Because of greed, the treasure remains on the sea floor.
The mission could launch as soon as the 2030s, the researchers said.
New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.
The Mayan Riviera contains the largest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere. However, commonplace cosmetic products used by tourists threaten its health. A local couple is working hard to change that.
National Parks have long been a staple of American wildlife conversation. Why not have some underwater?
The mission might set a precedent for exploring bodies of water on other moons and worlds as well.
Only in 1992 was science able to calculate the remotest part of the ocean
Big Think is proud to partner with the 92nd Street Y’s 7 Days of Genius Festival to bring you an in-depth look at the many qualities and characteristics of genius.
Big Think is proud to partner with the 92nd Street Y’s 7 Days of Genius Festival to bring you an in-depth look at the many qualities and characteristics of genius.
Bringing a whole new meaning to phrase “couch surfing.”
Creating a fabric of knowledge to inspire and connect the world.
If you want a vivid barometer for the health status of worldwide marine ecosystems, look no further than the global seabird population. Unfortunately, new research estimates that the global seabird population has dropped 70 percent since the 1950s. That’s not good.
“What is a scientist after all? It is a curious person looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.”
One corner of the animal kingdom is immune from extinction: the monsters that thrive in our imagination (and on this map).
Four days ago the hybrid remote controlled vehicle Nereus began its 40-day mission to explore the Kermadec Trench, one of the deepest oceanic regions on the planet. Diving below 6,000 meters […]
The project, sponsored by 28 nations, has collected more valuable oceanographic data in the last 13 years than any other projects in the history of the science.
If Sylvia Earle’s older brother had never borrowed their neighbor’s copper diving helmet and taken his kid sister for a dip in the Weeki Wachee River not far from their […]