World news about “Ocean” published by euronews.
Reef researchers’ coral breakthrough Scientists in Australia have discovered a new method for determining whether coral is healthy or not; a breakthrough which should improve the outlook for many… 02/12/2011
SeaOrbiter Ahoy! Exploring the seas and the oceans like no other vessel before it, SeaOrbiter plans to drift around the world propelled by sea and ocean currents –… 22/11/2011
Surfer rides world’s biggest wave – nocomment In Portugal, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara has made history by surfing what has been described as the biggest wave ever ridden. The wave caught by McNamara… 10/11/2011
Swimming and dancing with the fishes – nocomment A South Korean aquarium offers a show featuring a school of sardines dancing with divers. 24/07/2011
Radar online set to enhance safety in the air The Atlantic Ocean begins on the beaches of Scotland. Every day hundreds of planes crisscross the sky linking Europe and America. It is mainly above the… 19/07/2011
Nano boat coating gives barnacles heave-ho The bottom of a boat makes a perfect home for all sorts of marine organisms. After just a few months in the water the hull could end up covered in mussels… 05/07/2011
Oceans in crisis: report sets out recommendations A panel of scientific experts has outlined how we can slow down or reverse the unprecedented loss of species in the world’s oceans. They say the decline seen… 23/06/2011
Fish face same fate as dinosaurs Experts say the world’s oceans are facing mass extinction of fish and other marine life on a scale comparable with the disappearance of the dinosaurs. This… 21/06/2011
Richard Branson’s latest expedition Billionaire thrill seeker Richard Branson has teamed up with a US property investor and pilot for his latest adventure; exploring the depths of the world’s… 07/04/2011
A life underwater Jo Harmelin started diving in 1956. As a scientist he has noticed how the Mediterranean sea has evolved and he remains optimistic. “Hello I’m Jo Harmelin… 07/04/2011
Crete find blows sea travel dates out of water Could our ancestors have used wooden boats to travel by sea to Crete around 130,000 years ago? No one knows for sure but what is clear is that humans appear… 19/01/2011
Research sheds light on deep water reefs New research into deep water coral reefs off the coast of Puerto Rico has uncovered previously unknown marine life, including endangered species. 13/12/2010
Guardians of the oceans Human activity is challenging our oceans´ ecosystems. Overfishing, pollution, coastal degradation and other threats are putting thousands of marine species… 04/06/2010
Environmental doomsday unless oceans are respectedLife in the world’s oceans is heading the way of the dinosaurs, says an alarming expert study just released. The International Programme on the State of the… 21/06/2011
New radioactivity high off FukushimaThe operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant says that seawater radioactivity fifteen kilometres offshore has risen significantly. Plant operator… 04/05/2011
Thousands of new marine species discoveredThe beauty and diversity of the Earth’s oceans have been revealed in all their glory. A ten year long census of marine life has documented and photographed… 05/10/2010
Anti-whaling activist stands trial in JapanThe trial of an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand has begun in Tokyo. Protesters gathered outside the court demanding a strict sentence for Peter… 27/05/2010
Clearing unexploded mines from European seasThis is Molfetta, a small fishing village on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Vitantonio Tedesco is a fisherman who has been burned by mustard gas. But he’s not just… 15/01/2010
Europeans pioneer ocean acidification researchEuropean scientists are carrying out pioneering research into ocean acidification. As CO2 is released into the atmosphere it is absorbed by our seas… 11/03/2009
