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The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots) AP Robert Hales, Griffith University and Brendan Mackey, Griffith University After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last, over. All 197 participating countries adopted the so-called Glasgow Climate Pact, despite an 11th … Read more
How fish can still be part of a more sustainable food future A fish-based diet is good for the environment and people’s health. nadianb/Shutterstock Dave Little, University of Stirling and Richard Newton, University of Stirling If you want to reduce your personal impact on the environment, cutting back on eating animal products is one of the … Read more
IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean What might seem like small changes, like a degree of warming, can have big consequences. AP Photo/John McConnico Robert Kopp, Rutgers University Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the … Read more
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. History tells us this could trigger a mass extinction event Shutterstock Anthony Richardson, The University of Queensland; Chhaya Chaudhary, University of Auckland; David Schoeman, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Mark John Costello, University of Auckland The tropical water at the equator is renowned for having … Read more
“The picture above shows the plastic garbage in the Royal Jamaica Yacht Club (RJYC). After weeks without rain, a heavy downpour washed Kingston’s trash into the bay. As is so often the case, plastic waste begins with a lack of environmental awareness on land.” (Ambassador J.C. Schmillen – VP Global Affairs, Caribbean Maritime University) Read … Read more
An ocean like no other: the Southern Ocean’s ecological richness and significance for global climate Shutterstock/CherylRamalho Ceridwen Fraser, University of Otago; Christina Hulbe, University of Otago; Craig Stevens, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, and Huw Griffiths, British Antarctic Survey In 2018, a map named after an oceanographer went viral. The so-called Spilhaus projection, … Read more
The Atlantic: The driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod Fishing boats coming into Le Guilvinec, Brittany, France, at the end of the day. Photoneye/Shutterstock Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Pascal Le Floc’h, Université de Bretagne occidentale “Did the Atlantic close and then reopen?” That was the question posed in a 1966 … Read more
The world’s ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series shutterstock. Wes Mountain, The Conversation Oceans 21 is a Conversation international series examining the history and future of the world’s ocean. Five profiles open our series on the global ocean, delving into ancient Indian Ocean … Read more
Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters Arctic sea ice levels have been falling for several decades. GraphicaArtis/Getty Images Mark Serreze, University of Colorado Boulder With the setting of the sun and the onset of polar darkness, the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted with sea … Read more
With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is building a specialized drone to help us study dolphins in the wild The only way to learn about the sensory abilities of dolphins is with the help of trained dolphins. Dolphin Quest, CC BY-ND Jason Bruck, Oklahoma State University Human actions have taken a … Read more