Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Surgery by fairy lights and truckloads of fruit: the sanctuary saving Cameroon’s chimpanzees

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2026 12:00:14 +0000

Poaching, trafficking, insurgencies and traditional medicine all threaten the central African primates, but a rehabilitation centre offers a haven in Cameroon

Every morning in central Cameroon, the primatologist Sheri Speede wakes to a daunting task. At the Sanaga-Yong sanctuary, which she founded in 1999, there are 75 chimpanzees to feed four times a day and monitor for physical or behavioural issues.

Looking for an ancient tree worth a detour? There’s an app for that

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2026 08:00:07 +0000

Dutch designer sets up an app to help fellow enthusiasts find the great trees of the world

While most people spend their holidays sightseeing or lazing by a pool, Hidde Burgmans would rather seek out special trees.

Uptake, application and impact of an open access platform for investigating global marine fishing activity

admin — Sun, 15 Nov 2026 05:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 15 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00254-6

Uptake, application and impact of an open access platform for investigating global marine fishing activity

LGBTQ+ protesters defy crackdown in Turkey to march with Cop31 activists

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:13:58 +0000

Civil society campaigners form protective cordon around LGBTQ+ campaigners as they unfurl flags and placards

Queer and gay protesters defied a crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Turkey to lead a civil society climate march on Saturday in the city hosting this year’s UN climate summit.

Turkey’s LGBTQ+ groups have faced increased persecution since September, with police targeting activists in their homes or at the offices of the NGOs that advocate for their rights.

Indigenous students retrace Lewis and Clark’s historic journey: ‘We can’t protect what we cannot see’

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:00:46 +0000

Two centuries after the expedition, Indigenous students are conducting a new wildlife survey along the route

In 1804, when Thomas Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore the newly acquired land west of the Mississippi, the president’s primary aim was political: Americans needed to establish presence, power and trade routes in these territories before the Europeans beat them to it.

Underwater salt mine closure in Ohio raises safety and supply concerns for winter

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:00:45 +0000

Questions remain about reason for leak, safety of drinking water and where salt can be sourced for roads during winter

When water last month began gushing through a crack in the ceiling of a Morton Salt mine in Ohio, the company had only one option: shut the mine down for good.

For locals in and around Fairport Harbor, it means the loss of 77 jobs; but for the wider region, which depends on its salt reserves to keep roads ice- and snow-free every winter, it could mean travel chaos.

Choking fires, deadly heat and devastating floods: 2026 in extreme weather

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:00:44 +0000

People around the world have contended with unprecedented weather events and their fatal effects caused by the climate catastrophe

After the world’s hottest summer since records began in 1850, the death toll from extreme weather in 2026 is already in the high tens of thousands. That is a conservative estimate and is certain to rise much higher.

Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2026 11:00:43 +0000

Activists dumped rocks off Norfolk coast on site of Burnham-backed project in protest against seabed trawling

Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:23:23 +0000

Kai Wright of the Guardian podcast Stateside will speak with author and environmentalist Bill McKibben – and we’d like to hear your questions

Was the climate crisis one of your top political priorities during the midterm elections? We want to hear from you: what do you want political leaders to do about it in 2027?

The Guardian view on M John Harrison’s Booker win: a new frontier for science fiction | Editorial

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:00:56 +0000

The End of Everything is a novel for our age of permacrisis. Genre boundaries belong to the past