Sure, we tend to find planets scattered throughout this Universe quite frequently whether they are big, tiny, or not quite planets at all. That being said, whether or not any of them are livable is so…
The Great Garbage Patch is Ballooning With Over 87,000 Tons of Plastic And It’s Growing
For those who do not know, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. It is also known as the Pacific trash vortex and is basically a ton of plastic a…
Sperm Whale Washed Up in Spain With 64 Pounds of Plastic Debris in It’s Belly
In case you haven’t noticed, there have been a lot of animals washing up on beaches dead or becoming beached out of the blue only to die before being set back out into the ocean. The more this h…
The Blue Space Effect: Why Neuroscientists Say We Should Be Visiting the Beach More Often
Have you ever heard of the ‘Blue Space Effect?’ It is something that scientists refer to when it comes to the effect more ‘liquid landscapes’ can have on our health and wellbei…
UN Says Ocean Pollution is Now a “Planetary Crisis”
“You wouldn’t think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we’ll do it one day. That’s how negligent we are.” ― Ian Rankin, Blood Hunt We have been damaging sea life at a rate that…
Sea of Trash: Shocking Photos of Plastic and Trash Captured in the Caribbean
We are doing much worse than most realize when it comes to recycling plastic. Did you know that most plastic fails to be recycled and ends up in places like the ocean? No really, about 91 percent of a…
Mysterious and Massive Tube-Like Creature Appears Off the Coast of Australia
This strange creature was found bobbing along in the waters off of Port Douglas in Australia. While we already know the ocean is full of unique and terrifying things, who knew something like this woul…
You Might Not Know It, But It’s Extremely Likely That You Have Thalassophobia
The word phobia is defined as having an extreme, irrational fear or aversion to something. And while for the most part, most of us realize our own phobias, there are certain cases in which we don̵…
When this Boat Crew Realized What they Were Seeing, It was Almost Too Late to Escape Alive!
During an ocean voyage, a Maiken crew sailing on a yacht found themselves traveling through the South pacific. However, during their journey, they began to notice something quite strange. The crew was…
Archaeologists Recover 47 Ingots of Orichalcum the Legendary Atlantis Alloy
According to Greek legend, orichalcum was mined on the ancient lost civilization of Atlantis. Recently, archaeologists have discovered 47 ingots of the metal, making for a massive underwater find. Thi…