Iran and Russia hold sabre-rattling joint Navy drills in the Indian ocean

Iran held a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean with Russia today only hours after being blamed for the rocket attack on a US military base in Iraq. The ‘Maritime Security Belt Exercise’, held in the north of the Indian ocean is designed to ‘enhance security’ of maritime trade, state television claims. Drill spokesman … Read more

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission 

SpaceX fails to stick ANOTHER landing: Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket misses the droneship and crashes into the ocean following a Starlink mission SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket missed the droneship when landing Monday The rocket went to land on Of Course I Still Love You, but crashed into the ocean  Elon Musk said they were … Read more

Ocean marine life endangered by noise pollution from human activity

Waves crashing and water churning are typical sounds humans may hear from the ocean, but creatures that call it home are being objectified to noises from ships, drilling and even surfing – and it is becoming unbearable. A team of 25 international scientists analyzed more than 10,000 papers of marine acoustics starting back to the … Read more

Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ 

Russia announces joint naval drill with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean ‘soon’ Russia to hold joint naval drills with Iran and China in Indian Ocean this month Naval exercise will see the countries ‘rehearse search and rescue operations’ Moscow’s ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan made the announcement  By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 20:07 GMT, … Read more

Grandfather, 70, becomes oldest person to row 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Grandfather, 70, becomes oldest person to row 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean after nearly two months at sea – raising £700,000 for charity Frank Rothwell, 70, from Oldham, oldest person to row solo across the Atlantic  Raised more than £648k for Alzheimer’s Research UK in tribute to brother in law Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation … Read more

Arctic Ocean flowed with fresh water at least TWICE over the last 150,000 years, study reveals 

The Arctic Oceans spans more than five million square miles and although the water is salty, thousands of years ago the vast ocean was a filled with freshwater. Researchers found that the Arctic Ocean as well as the Nordic Seas did not contain sea-salt in at least two glacial periods – once about 70,000 to … Read more

Sigourney Weaver strolls on the beach after swimming in the ocean 

Sigourney Weaver, 71, covers up with an orange fleece over her wetsuit as she strolls on the beach after a swim in the ocean By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:07 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 09:08 GMT, 14 January 2021 She’s was recently seen enjoying a day at the beach with her daughter … Read more

Climate change: Upper ocean temperatures hit a record high in 2020 despite dip in global emissions

On land, heatwaves can be deadly for humans and wildlife and can devastate crops and forests. Unusually warm periods can also occur in the ocean. These can last for weeks or months, killing off kelp forests and corals, and producing other significant impacts on marine ecosystems, fishing and aquaculture industries. Yet until recently, the formation, … Read more

Pollution: Polyester fibres make up almost three quarters of microplastics in the Arctic ocean

Three quarters of the microplastic pollution in the Arctic ocean is made up of polyester fibres from clothing and other textiles, a study has found. Canadian experts sampled seawater from 71 locations, finding that synthetic fibres more broadly make up types 92 per cent of microplastic pollution in the Arctic. Furthermore, sea water in the Arctic … Read more

Salma Hayek puts her legs and behind on display as she does a handstand in the ocean

Salma Hayek puts her fabulous legs and behind on display as she does a handstand underwater during blissful beach vacation By Christine Rendon and Ryan Smith for MailOnline Published: 19:40 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 19:40 GMT, 7 January 2021 She has been ringing in 2021 with a beautiful beach vacation. And Salma Hayek … Read more