Posted inCats Oceans and Seas Pets Sailboats and Sailing Social Media TikTok Star Oliver Widger, and His Cat, Are Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii Oliver Widger and his cat, Phoenix, have become social media stars as they journey across the Pacific Ocean. They’re learning as they go. Posted by By Steven Kurutz
Posted inConservation of Resources Electric and Hybrid Vehicles International Seabed Authority Metals and Minerals Metals Company, The Oceans and Seas United Nations Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans. Posted by By Eric Lipton
Posted inDolphins and Porpoises Economic Conditions and Trends Global Warming Hunting and Trapping Oceans and Seas Solomon Islands Why These Islanders Hunt Dolphins The residents of Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, say the lucrative hunts will help them buy land elsewhere and move off their sinking home. Posted by By Prianka Srinivasan and Matthew Abbott
Posted inCanary Islands Crying Fish and Other Marine Life Oceans and Seas Social Media TikTok (ByteDance) Anglerfish That Surfaced Inspires Emotional Reactions on TikTok An eerie looking creature from the ocean’s depths has become an unwitting inspiration for extreme emotions. Posted by By Callie Holtermann and Madison Malone Kircher