Woolworths has announced that all plastic microbeads have been removed from its private label beauty and personal care products, making it easier for consumers to avoid being part of an environmental problem that is causing…
Posts tagged ocean
#Travel: Why everyone needs to swim in an ocean as clear as glass
I fell in love with a suitor recently. The suitor was the pristine and clear waters of the Maldives – slowly at first and all at once at the same time. Who doesn’t love being…
#Conservation: Did you know today is #WorldOceansDay?
Today, June 8th, people from all over are celebrating World Oceans Day – global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This year’s theme is “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet” and individuals and organizations across the planet…
#Conservation: ‘Now or never’ to save Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be beyond saving in five years without “now or never” funding to improve water quality as climate change ravages the World Heritage-listed site, scientists warned Thursday. The world’s biggest coral…
#Conservation: Global warming threatens jewels of nature, civilisation
From the glimmering coral of the Great Barrier Reef to Mount Fuji and the canal-crossed city of Venice, global warming may spell the final ruin of some of the most precious jewels of nature and…
Pink octopus so cute it may be named ‘adorabilis’
Some say she looks like a ghost from the Pac-Man video game, but she’s anything but spooky. In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her “Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis.” Researchers in California…
#MustWatch: Is this the most breathtaking surfing video?
For those still dreaming of their fleeting beach holiday, this incredible surfing video, shot with a drone and GoPro camera, will transport you back to the captivating waves of the ocean. Along Hawaii’s North Shore…
To save corals, save the forests: study
Conservationists fighting to save coastal coral reefs should think first about combatting local deforestation rather than attacking the wider peril of global warming, suggests an unusual study published on Tuesday. Sediment washed downriver by tree-depleted…
Police probe Chris Brown fight with rapper Ocean
Los Angeles police are investigating a fight between singer Chris Brown — still on probation for beating girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 — and rapper Frank Ocean, according to a spokesman. Ocean wants Brown — who…