April 20, 2016 British officials unlikely to name new polar vessel Boaty McBoatface British officials said Monday the name Boaty McBoatface will not be the name of the country’s newest polar research vessel.
April 18, 2016 Boaty McBoatface tops poll of name for polar research vessel Boaty McBoatface has topped an online poll to name the U.K.'s newest polar research vessel, beating entries that honored scientists and explorers.
April 7, 2016 Exploding stars leave radioactive clues beneath Earth's oceans During the past 10 million years, a series of stars in the Earth’s neighborhood exploded, raining a radioactive form of iron onto our planet that left its signature in the material beneath the world’s oceans.
March 31, 2016 West Antarctic ice sheet could collapse, causing significant sea level rise, experts warn Scientists are warning the West Antarctic ice sheet could collapse, potentially causing sea levels to rise more than 49 feet by 2500.
March 30, 2016 Great Barrier Reef hit by widespread coral bleaching Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by widespread coral bleaching, which has the potential to be devastating to one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders.
March 27, 2016 Plastic-laden plankton poop could be disastrous The amount of plastic in our oceans is now popping up as gigantic islands and set to outpace the global fish population by 2050.
March 26, 2016 Paul Allen's mega-yacht blamed for destroying coral reef An American mega-yacht is being blamed for destroying 80% of the protected coral within a 13,000-square-foot area of a Cayman Islands marine reserve, the Cayman Compass reports.
March 24, 2016 Peacock mantis shrimp inspires stronger materials for airplane frames, armor Looking for a way to make tougher, more impact-resistant military airplanes and vehicles? Study shrimp.
March 24, 2016 What do you get when you cross a robot with an octopus? Inspired by the way they grasp objects, the Army is developing self-sealing suction cups for robots -- just like those on an octopus.
February 24, 2016 El Nino is taking a toll on the world's coral reefs A powerful El Niño combined with rising temperatures is wreaking havoc on the world’s coral reefs, causing what federal scientists say is the longest die-off event on record.