10 Jul 2025
Image description: The River Seine in Paris, flowing in front of the Eiffel Tower. Image by Jenny Frost / Unsplash The River Seine reopened to public swimmers in Paris on Saturday July 5, marking the first time since 1923 that bathers could take a dip in the iconic waterway following a years-long cleanup effort. […]
10 Jul 2025
Natural Resources Wales’s (NRW) Four Rivers for LIFE project has completed an additional fish pass on the Llanwrda Dulais, an important salmon and trout spawning tributary of the River Tywi. This is the third fish pass improvement scheme to be installed on this stretch of river, meaning more than eight miles will now be accessible […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo of Oil and Gas Platform by Dean Brierley Increasing oil and gas production in the North Sea makes little difference to the UK’s energy import levels, according to Energy Minister Michael Shanks. Speaking to the Scottish Affairs Committee, Shanks said that most domestically produced fossil fuels are traded on global markets rather than […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo of offshore wind farm by Jesse De Meulenaere The UK Government has granted development consent for the Mona Offshore Wind Farm, a major clean energy project off the coast of North Wales. The announcement was made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, confirming approval under the Planning Act […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo by Engin Akyurt New research from the University of Essex reveals that young people aged 16–25 in England’s most deprived coastal towns are three times more likely to struggle with undiagnosed mental health conditions compared to their inland peers. This “coastal mental health gap” was uncovered through analysis of data spanning 2018 to […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo of volcanic activity at sea by Marc Szeglat A massive underwater volcanic eruption in the South Pacific has devastated delicate deep-sea ecosystems, according to new research. The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption, which took place in January 2022, released a towering ash plume and generated dense underwater flows that blanketed hydrothermal vent communities in […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo of iceberg in Antarctica by Rob Long The waters surrounding Antarctica are becoming more saline, defying long-held expectations and raising fresh alarm over the accelerating collapse of sea ice. Scientists using European Space Agency satellite data and ocean-based sensors have found that the Southern Ocean has been steadily growing saltier since 2015—a trend […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo of Kuwait City by Mayer Tawfik Kuwait has officially launched the Needlefish, a cutting-edge unmanned surface vessel (USV) developed by British companies SRT Marine Systems and Ocean Infinity. This launch represents a major advancement in maritime surveillance technology as part of Kuwait’s $213 million Project Vigilant, an integrated system designed to enhance maritime […]
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