A study carried out by geneticists at Harvard University, in collaboration with Indigenous communities, has revealed five previously undocumented migrations around remote Pacific islands. These people were the world’s earliest transoceanic seafarers, being able to navigate long … [Read more...] about Revealing the history of the earliest transoceanic seafarers
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Study shows female elephant seals have built-in GPS
Most of the year pregnant female elephant seals are journeying 10,000 kilometers for 240 days across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. This trek is not only long and has to be perfectly timed so the mothers can give birth within five days of their arrival to the breeding beaches … [Read more...] about Study shows female elephant seals have built-in GPS
New study finds world’s oceans suck up twice as much CO2 as we thought
Looks like we’ve completely underestimated the carbon-sucking power of the world’s oceans. Yes, we knew the ocean plays an important role in regulating the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but what we didn’t know was that it sucks up twice as much carbon than … [Read more...] about New study finds world’s oceans suck up twice as much CO2 as we thought
Environmentalists pulled 40 tons of abandoned fishing nets out of the Pacific
When it comes to ocean pollution, fishing nets are especially dangerous to marine life as they drift through the ocean, entangling whales, seals, and turtles. In an effort to rid the ocean of this harmful marine debris, nonprofit Ocean Voyages Institute managed to pull 40 tons … [Read more...] about Environmentalists pulled 40 tons of abandoned fishing nets out of the Pacific