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There's gold in seawater! Can we extract It? (video)
The ocean has about 20 million tons of gold in it — that’s around 700 TRILLION DOLLARS worth of gold!
Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2021


Using ocean plastic waste to power ocean cleanup ships
Plastic amassing in floating islands in the oceans could be used to power the ships that are sent to clean them up.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021


New device just cleaned up 20,000 pounds of trash out of the Pacific ocean's Garbage Patch
Non-profit that wants to remove 90% of the floating ocean plastic by 2040 recently introduced a new large-scale cleanup system called Jenny.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 22, 2021


These robots can clean the oceans, but they need help
Robots are cleaning our oceans, harbours and rivers. No matter how much they clean, it’s only politicians who can make a real change.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2021


World first -- ocean drone captures footage from inside hurricane (video)
In a world first, US scientists piloted a camera-equipped ocean drone that looks like a robotic surfboard into a Category 4 hurricane.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 2, 2021


Study finds that rogue planets could sustain life
A rogue planet is an interstellar object of planetary mass without a host planetary system and could be fertile nurseries for life.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 30, 2021


Ex-Marine overcomes his fear of water to row across the Atlantic alone in 119 days
Dave ‘Dinger’ Bell’s journey was marked by several struggles, including a huge storm, jellyfish stings and his fear of open water.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 29, 2021


Can we just bury our carbon dioxide problem under the sea?
There's a global race to reduce the amount of harmful gases in our atmosphere to slow down the pace of climate change through carbon capture
Joshua Shavit
Sep 27, 2021


Saildrone’s low-carbon ocean drones can help enable renewable energy
Saildrone has unveiled its Offshore Wind Life Cycle solutions that, it says, will help make new offshore wind farms a reality.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 13, 2021


Ancient sea ice core sheds light on modern climate change
Marine sediment cores are yielding new insights into the complicated relationship between sea ice and climate change.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 12, 2021


Crewless boats are mapping the ocean thanks to XOCEAN - an Irish startup
Two uncrewed vessels remotely controlled from shore have travelled up to 40 kilometres offshore into the North Sea to undertake survey work
Joseph Shavit
Sep 8, 2021


Here's a 10-step plan to save our oceans by 2050
The year 2050 has been predicted to be a bleak year for the ocean. Experts say that by 2050 there may be more plastic than fish in the sea.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 6, 2021


Tiny 'nanojars' capture dissolved carbon dioxide, toxic ions from oceans and lakes
Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can dissolve in oceans, lakes and ponds, forming bicarbonate ions and other compounds that change water
Joshua Shavit
Aug 29, 2021


New clean energy tech extracts twice the power from ocean waves
Researchers have developed prototype technology that can double the power harvested from ocean waves.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 20, 2021


Robotic floats provide new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle
Microscopic marine life plays a fundamental role in the health of the ocean and, ultimately, the planet. Just like plants on land
Joshua Shavit
Aug 18, 2021


Eye in the sky: Drone helps researchers find fresh water in the sea
The people of Easter Island appeared to drink directly from the sea, European explorers reported in the late 1700s.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021


Meet Jellyfishbot, the robot that eats sea trash
Tourists visiting the picturesque port at Cassis, often see an unedifying sight: plastic bags, discarded drinks bottles, and surgical masks
Joseph Shavit
Aug 8, 2021


Canadian high school grad hopes to use seawater to slow climate crisis
What’s special about this project is that it takes CO2 out of the ocean, as well as the atmosphere.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021


Kelp Burgers are a game-changing food, good for you and the ocean
“Harvesting kelp from clean waters as a regenerative carbon-reducing, plant-based superfood is a game-changer.”
Joseph Shavit
Jul 23, 2021


Can whale poo help save the planet?
Whales were hunted nearly to extinction. A new report shows how important they are for healthy oceans.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 9, 2021
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