Sea

Iran claims Caspian Sea destroyer outfitted with cruise missiles, new guns

Iran can use the sea to expand its strategies in Central Asia and protect shipments of weapon systems, such as drones, to Russia.

US combat ship to make rare port call in Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions

The ship will arrive on Sunday afternoon and stay at Danang until June 30.

By REUTERS
23/06/2023

UN adopts world's first treaty to protect high seas biodiversity

In approving the text, member states have "pumped new life and hope to give the ocean a fighting chance," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.

By REUTERS
19/06/2023

Eighteen sea turtles released back into the wild after medical treatment

The 17 brown sea turtles and one rare green sea turtle underwent rehabilitation at the Nature and Parks Authority's rescue center after they washed up on shore last winter.

Poland has done what it can to stop fish dying in Oder river

Tonnes of dead fish were found last summer in the river that runs along part of Germany's border with Poland, prompting Warsaw to embark on a crisis response that many scientists said came too late.

By REUTERS
15/06/2023

This Israeli nudist beach is ranked in the top 20 of its kind worldwide

Being naked isn't the same kind of taboo it was before. The Naturist Society released a list ranking the best nude beaches worldwide - and an Israeli beach made the cut.

Titanic shipwreck scanned in 3D in 'largest underwater project in history'

Scientists are calling the photos, produced by deep water specialists Magellan, the largest underwater scanning project in history.

Large amount of microplastics discovered in arctic ice algae - study

Researchers stated that the algae contain ten times the amount of microplastic particles as its surrounding seawater.

Did rising sea levels push the Vikings out of Greenland? - study

The mystery of the disappearance of Vikings from Greenland has long been the subject of debate. This new study found that sea levels rose due to the Little Ice Age.

18/04/2023

Archaeologists to find lost underwater civilization with magnetic fields

Magnetic data, like seismic data, is collected by those looking to extract energy sources from the sea floor in order to map out the landscape for construction.

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