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Why the Ocean Is Salty

Why the Ocean Is Salty

Anyone who has swallowed a mouthful of seawater knows the ocean is salty. What is less obvious is why. The water that fills the sea began as rain, and rain is fresh. So where did all the salt come from, and why does the…

Sun Jun 14 20264 min
Pharmaceutical Pollution Turns Djibouti's Gulf of Tadjourah Into Chemical Cocktail, Study Warns

Pharmaceutical Pollution Turns Djibouti's Gulf of Tadjourah Into Chemical Cocktail, Study Warns

A recent study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin has detected dangerous concentrations of pharmaceutical and personal care compounds in coastal waters along Djibouti's Gulf of Tadjourah, including ibuprofen at level…

Fri Jun 12 20264 min
Indonesia's Lombok Fishers Revive Crab Stocks Through Community-Led Mangrove Silvofishery

Indonesia's Lombok Fishers Revive Crab Stocks Through Community-Led Mangrove Silvofishery

On the east coast of Lombok Island, Indonesia, local fishers facing dwindling mud crab populations have launched their own mangrove planting programme, integrating forest restoration with crab cultivation in a practice k…

Thu Jun 11 20265 min
The Biggest Threats to the Ocean

The Biggest Threats to the Ocean

The ocean is the planet's life-support system. It covers roughly 71% of Earth's surface, produces about half the oxygen we breathe, feeds billions of people, and acts as the world's largest climate buffer, absorbing the…

Wed Jun 10 20264 min
The World's Biggest Ocean Polluters: Where the Damage Really Comes From

The World's Biggest Ocean Polluters: Where the Damage Really Comes From

The ocean is the ultimate destination for much of what human activity leaves behind. Waste that begins in a city street, a farm field, or a factory pipe often ends its journey in salt water, and the scale of that flow is…

Sun Jun 07 20265 min
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