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Representative image Jefferson Salamander,Photo Source: Evangrimes (CC BY 4.0)

Annual Road Closure Helps Save Jefferson Salamanders as GTA Population Has Declined 90% in Three Generations

Burlington’s annual amphibian protection initiative enters another year as King Road closes from March 12 to April 9, 2025, allowing the endangered Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) to safely cross during their breeding

Rahul Somvanshi

March 17, 2025

Representative Image: There is not only a lot of plastic waste floating in the oceans, which is washed up on beaches around the world, but also large quantities of microplastics. Photo Source: Christopher Politano/Pexels.com

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution

Oceans Absorb 15% of Airborne Microplastics, Challenging Previous Beliefs

New research has flipped our understanding of how microplastics move through our environment. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have discovered that oceans capture microplastics from the air rather than

Govind Tekale

March 16, 2025

Close up of three southern resident Killer whale.Photo Source: WFF

Conservation·Marine Life

Canada’s Endangered Killer Whales Face 24% Extinction Risk Amid Government Inaction

The Canadian government has declined to issue an emergency order to protect Southern Resident killer whales, despite acknowledging these endangered marine mammals face “imminent threats” to their survival. This decision, announced in

Govind Tekale

March 9, 2025

Climate·News·Ocean·Science

1 Trillion Ton Iceberg A23a Grinds to a Halt Near South Georgia: Scientists Warn of Ecosystem Shifts, Fisheries, Penguins at Risk

The colossal Antarctic iceberg A23a, measuring 4,000 km² (twice the size of Greater London) and weighing nearly 1 trillion tonnes, has run aground approximately 90 km from South Georgia Island. This development

Rahul Somvanshi

March 5, 2025

Marine Life

Rare Superpod: 2,000+ Dolphins Spotted Off Monterey Bay

A breathtaking scene unfolded off Monterey Bay last week when more than 2,000 dolphins came together in what experts call a “superpod.” Evan Brodsky, a boat captain with Monterey Bay Whale Watch,

Govind Tekale

March 3, 2025

Representative Image. A picturesque city skyline with numerous high-rise buildings. Photo Source - Madhumanti Mandal (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Canada·News

4.8 Quake Near Vancouver Reveals Alert System Issues

The ground shook near Vancouver on Friday afternoon. At 1:26 PM, an earthquake struck near Sechelt, approximately 60 kilometers northwest of Vancouver. First thought to be 5.1 in strength, experts later measured

Rahul Somvanshi

February 22, 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Marine Life

Robot Boats Track Alaska’s Krill Amid COVID-19

When COVID-19 shut down regular ocean research in 2020, scientists found a clever solution. They sent three robot boats, called saildrones, to do the job of tracking tiny shrimp-like animals called krill

Govind Tekale

February 22, 2025

Study author, Maëlan Tomasek, with a “volunteer” in the experiment conducted in the Mediterranean Sea. © MPI of Animal Behavior/ Maëlan Tomasek

Marine Life

Wild Fish Recognize Individual Divers by Gear

Scientists have discovered something surprising about fish in the Mediterranean Sea – they can recognize which diver might feed them, similar to how many animals learn to associate specific humans with food

Govind Tekale

February 21, 2025

Earth from space, horizon glowing against black. Photo Source: The Australian National University.

Archaeology·Science

10-Million-Year-Old Radioactive Anomaly Found in Pacific Ocean

Scientists found something unusual at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean – a spike in a radioactive substance that shouldn’t be there. This discovery tells us something big happened to Earth 10

Govind Tekale

February 20, 2025

Clam Species: Photo Source: University of California, Santa Barbara

Marine Life

Clam Species Thought Extinct for 28,000 Years Found Alive on California Coast

A small see-through clam, about the size of your fingernail, has surprised scientists by showing up alive on a California beach. The clam was last seen in fossil records from 28,000 to

Govind Tekale

February 18, 2025