Oceans

Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics

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Human-induced climate change is affecting our oceans and it’s something we should be aware of. Here’s why

Activists have pointed out interesting ways that people can learn something new and have an adventure while doing their bit to save the ocean.

The world’s seas have absorbed about a third of all carbon pollution produced since the Industrial Revolution

Scientists have been sent to handle the fallout from the warehouse fire, which stored about 1 600 hazardous materials that can contaminate the air, sea and rivers

The documentary ‘Seaspiracy’ is a textbook display of disingenuous interviewing

We must act now to secure the world’s oceans as a common good — and prevent catastrophic repercussions, argues Halemariam Desalegn

Four friends who spent their spare time diving saw the bigger picture and started an organisation to defend the blue

Researcher Els Vermeulen has a whale of a time conducting an annual aerial survey of the country’s southern right whales. But decreasing numbers reveal the depressing nature of…

Ocean temperatures last year were the hottest in recorded history, driving destructive weather around the world and pushing a rise in sea levels. This is according to research —…

Developing countries such as ours cannot follow the same growth path that Western economies have taken over the last century and a half

Syndicates operating across international boundaries are depleting South Africa’s ocean resources

Carbon dioxide is changing the sea bed and the damage humans will do has not yet been seen

Do you live along the coast and enjoy the gentle lapping of ocean waves? Well, those are to start eating away at homes and cities, says new research.