My Blue WildernessOctober 01, 2010 – An essay by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle reflecting on the health of our Oceans and the impact of environmental disasters like the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill.
The clouds are alive! My new podcast on aerobiologyNovember 29, 2010 – On my latest podcast, I explore the invisible ocean of life through which we swim every day: the air. I talk to Jessica Green of the University of Oregon about life in the clouds, in our houses, and everywhere in between. Gee-whiz science at its finest. Check it out.
"Weird" New Squid Species Discovered in Deep SeaDecember 20, 2001 – Deep-sea submersibles have spotted and filmed a new type of squid in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.
Whale Hunting to Continue in Antarctic SanctuaryJune 25, 2010 – A whale refuge in the oceans off Antarctica will continue to be a hunting ground after international talks collapsed this week, conservationists say.
MoonsOctober 15, 2009 – With volcanoes, frozen oceans, and methane seas, moons are often much more than balls of rock circling a body other than the sun.
Best New Trips in the World: Sail (and Kayak and Snorkel) in Madagascar’s WatersNovember 10, 2009 – For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present Madagascar. The world's far corners are now well within reach. MADAGASCAR: Sail the Indian Ocean Known for its 70-plus species of lemurs, Madagascar…
Mmmm… Sustainable SushiOctober 22, 2008 – A few weeks ago, we got all kinds of hungry when we posted about the new sustainable sushi restaurant, Tataki, in San Francisco. But for those of you who can’t make it out to San Fran, there’s now a set of guidebooks just released by the Blue Ocean Institute, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the…
Strange Planet: Freak Beach of AsturiasOctober 27, 2010 – Notice anything wrong with this picture? This beach has white sand, seaweed, bathers, tiny waves, rocky cliffs, and is subject to tides, but it’s not on the ocean. Located near the town of Llanes in Asturias in northern Spain, the odd little beach of Gulpiyuri stands by itself in a depression in the middle of…
Saturn Moon Has Surprisingly "Slushy" InsidesMarch 12, 2010 – Under the brittle, icy crust of Titan lies a surprisingly icy mush, followed by a liquid ocean and a core of rock and ice, new data suggest.
North America's Cooling Due to Natural Causes in 2008?January 06, 2010 – An unusually long cooling of the Pacific Ocean lowered temperatures across North America—but it's not proof that global warming has slowed down, scientists say.
Fish Lives in Logs, Breathing Air, for Months at a TimeNovember 06, 2007 – The mangrove rivulus does something completely unique: packs itself into hollow logs for up to two months to wait out dry spells, scientists have found.
FloodsOctober 08, 2009 – The enormous power of moving water can be a force of both destruction and renewal. See images of flooding from around the world.
Buried Lakes Send Antarctica's Ice Slipping Faster Into the Sea, Study ShowsFebruary 21, 2007 – Four large lakes found at the start of a rapidly moving ice stream offer the first direct link between the under-ice bodies of water and the rate at which ice flows into the ocean.
Great White Breaks Distance, Speed Records for SharksOctober 06, 2005 – A female great white shark has completed the first documented round-trip ocean crossing by a shark, swimming farther than any other known shark, according to a new study.
David de Rothschild: Voyage of the Plastiki Destination: The Eastern Garbage PatchDecember 08, 2008 – When I first starting looking into how we could make an expedition around waste, I came across a report by Charles Moore, an American oceanographer who actually discovered and named the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which talked about this vast expanse of debris in the middle of the Pacific Ocean held in place by swirling…
Shipwreck Gold Found off U.S.—Worth $180,000,000?December 29, 2003 – Records indicate that the ship was carrying coins worth U.S. $400,000—a fortune at today's values.