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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINE LIFE
In 2001, NOAA launched a restoration program after a $64 million Montrose settlement. 24 years later, a rebuilt Palos Verdes reef in California had boosted fish biomass by over 150%Two decades after a $64 million settlement funded coastal recovery, California’s Palos Verdes reef is thriving. Engineers placed 70,000 ton...- Rotating garbage island bigger than many countries is floating in Pacific: This 1.6 million sq km patch contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic & is causing serious harm to natureThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch represents a vast area of ocean pollution, containing trillions of plastic pieces and thousands of tonnes o...
- ‘As far away as possible’: Why Norway’s new King Haakon once fled royal life for CaliforniaNorway's new King Haakon VIII ascended the throne after his father's death. He once sought distance from royal life and its constant public...
- Shark 'graveyard' found in the Egyptian desert? Ancient Cretaceous-era fossilized teeth reveal evidence of a vast sea that once covered the regionShark 'graveyard' found in the Egyptian desert? Recent findings on Egypt's Abu-Tartur Plateau include fossilized teeth from seven shark spe...
- This Italian city was founded by Spartans in 706 BC. Now it is building Europe’s first sea sanctuary for dolphinsTaranto is pioneering a groundbreaking sea-based sanctuary dedicated to dolphins that have been held in captivity. This innovative refuge r...
- He spent 16 years alone on one of world’s most remote islands: With two cats, chickens, a radio and basic supplies, this New Zealand sailor built a life in complete solitudeTom Neale spent an incredible 16 years living alone on Suwarrow Atoll, growing his own food and repairing shelters with resources available...
- In the late 1800s, California introduced red foxes for hunting and fur farms; at Seal Beach, they drove light-footed Ridgway's rails down to just 5 pairs in 7 yearsIn the late 1800s, non-native red foxes wreaked havoc on the population of Ridgway's rails, bringing them perilously close to extinction. F...
- Since 1990s, amount of living heat sensitive coral has gone down shockingly, this indicates warmer ocean which means worse storms, hotter nightsEl Nino is already as big as recent ones and is still growing with it expected to reach unprecedented levels at its peak. It's responsible ...
- The U.S. Marines bought an $11 million microwave weapon to counter fiber-optic drones; new HAVOC system follows a $5.5 million predecessor as the Corps tackles radio-silent threatsThe Marine Corps is acquiring a new microwave weapon system. This system, called HAVOC, will counter cheap and untraceable drones. It fires...
- Japan's Tokio Marine eyes insurer Suncorp as preferred takeover target, FT reportsTokio Marine, a leading Japanese insurer, has set its sights on Suncorp for a potential takeover, among other competitors like Insurance Au...
- In 1988, scientists began quantifying the ocean's global productivity. 38 years later, microscopic phytoplankton produce roughly 50% of Earth's oxygenScientists began measuring the ocean’s global productivity in 1988, revealing a hidden force behind Earth’s oxygen cycle. Nearly four decad...
- Texas 7th-grader Caden Pohlkamp built an underwater robot to study 12 neighborhood ponds. His surprising discovery about fountains and healthier waterTexas seventh-grader Caden Pohlkamp built an underwater robot to study 12 neighborhood ponds and investigate what makes water healthier. Hi...
- In 1986, Florida sank this 189-foot ship off the Florida Keys; decades later, its stripped superstructure is covered in sponges, corals and hydroidsThe Thunderbolt, a former military and research vessel, now serves as an artificial reef off Marathon in the Florida Keys. It was intention...
- California beach closed after 58-foot fishing boat carrying 1,000 gallons of diesel runs aground at Point Reyes National Seashore - What we know so farA fishing vessel ran aground at Point Reyes National Seashore early Friday. Approximately one thousand gallons of diesel fuel were aboard t...
- In 2017, billionaire couple gave $165 million to save 24,000 acres of California coastline. It was the biggest donation in the history of Nature ConservancyIn 2017, technology billionaires Jack and Laura Dangermond donated $165 million to The Nature Conservancy to help protect 24,364 acres of C...
- US armed forces conducts first $2,000 attack drone live-fire test near North Korean borderUS Marines have conducted their first live-fire FPV attack-drone exercise on the Korean Peninsula, with six Archer drones striking mock bar...
- Mega 35-acre shopping mall built in 1977 in California, seen in ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Gone Girl,’ is finally being demolished after decades of abandonmentHawthorne Plaza in California, the abandoned mega mall built in 1977, is finally being demolished after decades of decline. Once home to mo...
- In 1985, the first invasive lionfish spotted off Florida after aquarium release; in three decades, they spread from Gulf of Mexico to the southern CaribbeanThe invasive lionfish, first introduced in the 1980s, has quickly proliferated across the Western Atlantic, extending its reach from Florid...
- California woman donates $1 million to 100 public school teachers, bringing focus to plight of educators in one of America’s wealthiest countiesIn a heartwarming gesture, a woman from California has changed the lives of one hundred public school teachers by donating one million doll...
- 2026 Super El Niño Forecast: What happens this winter could shock California, here's whyCalifornia anticipates a dangerous winter with record coastal sea levels. A rapidly strengthening El Niño threatens increased flooding and ...
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