In pictures: Humpbacks Feed Close To Shore, Norway
Humpback whales, found near coastlines, feeding on tiny shrimp-like krill, plankton, and small fish, are known for their magical songs, which travel for great distances through the world’s oceans. These sequences of moans, howls, cries, and other noises are quite complex and often continue for hours on end.
Pitcairn Islands’ Underwater Treasures Revealed
The Pew Environment Group and National Geographic have uncovered a spectacular underwater habitat around the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory that is home to the Bounty mutineers and their descendents.
Oceanscapes – One View – Ten years; By Renate Aller
Oceanscapes – One View – Ten years, is an image from Renate Aller.
Children’s Eyes On Earth 2012 Photography Contest, In Pictures
Thousands of young photographers worldwide submitted their images to the youth photography contest, which aims to raise awareness of environmental issues. Children aged 17 and under were encouraged to illustrate the themes of ‘I love nature’ and ‘I hate pollution’…
International Coastal Clean Up, 2012
Join thousands of your friends and neighbors today, for the 2012 International Coastal Clean Up. Local actions, global changes!
Neil Armstrong, 1st To Walk On Moon, Buried At Sea
The first man to walk on the moon has been buried at sea…
Indian sand artist wins prize in Denmark
A sand sculpture on marine conservation, a 20-feet high sculpture “Save the Ocean” created by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, has won the prestigious audience prize at an international sand art competition held in Copenhagen.
To The Beach; By Nakisa Herrick
To The Beach, is an image from Nakisa Herrick.
A Robotic Albatross?
Oceanographer Phil Richardson formally retired in 1999, but that hardly diminished his passion and curiosity. He combined his scientific knowledge with longstanding interests in sailing and flying to show how albatrosses elegantly take advantage of winds and waves to fly long distances over the open ocean without flapping their wings…