Sustainable Earth: Oceans

Scientists ask Rio+20 leaders to protect the bounty of the Seven Seas for future generations.
Unparalleled Views of Earth’s Coast, NASA

Scanning the globe from the vantage point of the International Space Station is about more than the fantastic view. While cruising in low Earth orbit, the space station HREP-HICO, gives researchers a valuable new way to view the coastal zone.
Brazil’s Jubarte Field Oil Spill Under Navy Investigation

An oil spill was discovered off Brazil’s coast near the country’s Espirito Santo state, Brazil’s Navy said on Thursday, the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country’s oil production capacity.