True Ghost Story
Ghost ship, abandoned near Bermuda, is drawn by currents and wind to the Sargasso sea where she resists rescue and drifts on silently, perhaps forever . . . In August, […]
Category Archives: NEWS
Ship Sunk in 1860 Identified
More than 153 years ago, a survey ship named the Walker went down in heavy seas just 10 miles off of New Jersey. Twenty sailors were lost, and the ship […]
Whales Get Sunburn
When marine biologists in Mexico noticed whales were turning up with blisters on their skin, a team of scientists began to look into the problem. They spent three years tracking […]
Eat the Invaders!
If you think about it, the first person to eat a crab or a lobster must have been pretty brave. I mean, look at those things–yuck. But if you don’t think […]
Bacteria Gobble Up Oil Spills
When the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill spewed almost 5 million barrels (nearly one and a half billion tons) of black, petroleum Oil into the ocean in 2010, no one […]
Fish Larvae Smell Their Way Home
If you could breathe underwater, you might be surprised to find that coral reefs actually have a smell. AND different reefs smell differently. Fish not only know this, but fish […]
How to Make a Bunny Glow: Use a Jellyfish
You’re not likely to be find one at a pet store any time soon, but the world’s first glowing bunnies were born in early August in a Turkish laboratory. It’s […]
Wait, Measles is Killing Dolphins?
Well, not human measles, but a virus that’s related. Since July, more than 357 dolphin have washed ashore from New York to North Carolina, and marine mammal experts say the […]
‘Plastisphere’ — Changing an ecological community
Thousands of miles from land, human beings have created a whole new ecosystem made of plastic. It’s called the plastisphere, and it’s where old plastic stuff goes to die. […]
Five-Star Review
Restricted Waters receives five-star review from Indie Reader, and Kirkus Reviews called the book “an absorbing near-future apocalyptic tale of underwater intrigue.” From IndieReader: “a page-turning, deep-sea thriller with an […]
All Solar-Powered Boat? You bet!
We just learned about this 102-foot catamaran that circumnavigated the globe under the power of the sun!Right now, it’s traveling the over 8,000 kilometers from Miami to Norway. Most of […]
Surprise New Species
So many people have been exploring coral reefs in the Caribbean for so long, that everyone thought there was nothing new to discover there. But Smithsonian scientist Carole Baldwin proved […]
Air Pollution Stunts Coral
Scientists found that when air pollution keeps sunlight from reaching coral reefs underwater, coral growth can be stunted. Tiny particles in the air, like the kind released from coal plants […]
Giant Squid, Amazing, Elusive. . . and REAL!
Forty three feet. That’s about the length of a full-sized yellow school bus. And it’s the length of the biggest squid ever recorded. The giant squid’s scientific name is Architeuthis, and it’s believed to […]
Kudos from Kirkus Review
an “absorbing near-future apocolyptic tale of underwater intrigue. . . a seaworthy supernatural voyage.”
