A Few Fixes Could Cut Noise Pollution That Hurts Ocean Animals
Redesigning ship propellors and installing acoustic “curtains” could lower the volume on anthropogenic noise that disrupts ocean life
Redesigning ship propellors and installing acoustic “curtains” could lower the volume on anthropogenic noise that disrupts ocean life
Similar to hurricanes, they can hit land, but their slow pace could improve drought forecasts
These turbines can be used in deeper waters than existing ones, which opens more areas of the coast to wind power
A drastic increase in use of masks and gloves, plus a decline in recycling programs, is threatening the health of the seas
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is so deep your bones would literally dissolve. What's down there in its black, crushing depths?
A scaly sea creature called a chiton sparks an idea for new protective gear
Changes in species abundance can throw food chains out of whack and put livelihoods at risk
An electronic device increases their speed, and later versions could control their direction as well
Four times as many plastic particles turned up in the deep waters of a “clean” patch of ocean than on the surface in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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