Scientists to Study Effects of Cruise Ship Waste
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JUNEAU, Alaska  -- A team of scientists is traveling a 600-mile stretch of the Inside Passage this month to study the effects of cruise ship waste and other contaminants in Southeast Alaska waters.    The $450,000 project is part of a nationwide look at the environmental health of coastal waters...
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence shows they accumulate in the food chain, scientists say.
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Norwegian scientists who explored the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean said Thursday their findings &#151; including what appear to be new species of fish and squid &#151; could be used to protect marine ecosystems worldwide.
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A new network of sensors will detail how ecological threats to the waterway affect the seacoast.
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Ocean researchers are conducting studies on New Jersey's bays, which have been beset by algae whose growth is fostered by fertilizers and other pollution. "The stuff is growing like wildfire," said Michael Kennish, a Rutgers University professor studying the effects of the algae and pollution that spawns it.
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Scientists witness vast swathes of marine life collapse in "dead zones" off the east coast of the US.
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Microscopic plastic debris could be poisoning the world's oceans, according to a British team of scientists.
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Hubble space technology and the global networking power of the Internet is being put to good use in wildlife conservation by giving researchers a clearer understanding of the status of the endangered whale shark.
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A Canadian-led study suggested planned seafloor mining will put undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms at risk.
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More than 21 tons of lead, zinc, barium, copper and other toxic metals have fallen or washed away from decaying government ships in Suisun Bay, and high levels of the materials were found in sediment under the vessels, according to a draft report.
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Fire retardants used worldwide in manufacturing vehicle parts and computers have been found in Puget Sound orcas, raising new concerns about the long-term health of the region's killer whales, a new Canadian study shows.
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By Rob Pavey  The politicians have spoken. Now it's the scientists' turn.  One of the state Environmental Protection Division's top hazardous waste officials will tour Hyde Park today in hopes of learning more about the neighborhood.
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The collapse of two Antarctic ice shelves is offering scientists a glimpse of rarely seen species&#8212;and at how pristine ocean ecosystems respond to sudden change.&#149; See photos >>
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SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed three bills that would increase curbs on cruise ship pollution near the California coastline.
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By Anonymous  Plymouth, England, UK  The September 2006 issue of Warmer Bulletin summarizes a research project examining in-vessel composting of food wastes at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom.
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Rising levels of greenhouse gases may not be quite as bad for coral reefs as was previously thought. A team of Australian scientists say that the damage done by increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the
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A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.