environment coastal & offshore

Bedrock Ocean Exploration (Bedrock), the intelligence infrastructure powering the ocean economy, has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with First Marine Solutions (FMS), an established leader in survey and positioning services to the offshore energy sector. The partnership establishes a UK and European operational hub for Bedrock's autonomous ocean intelligence tec...

Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and their collaborators found that the sharks' shovel-shaped heads become rounder as both sexes mature—particularly in females. Previous research had suggested that the more pointed snout seen in males developed when they reached sexual maturity.

For male humpback whales, singing is serious business. Their haunting, complex songs can last for hours and travel for miles underwater, playing a central role in reproduction during the winter breeding season. But despite decades of research into what these songs sound like, scientists have had far less insight into what the whales are physically doing while they sing. Under...

Bull sharks have a slight preference for spending time with their relatives, new research shows.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become an increasingly common threat to lakes, rivers, and coastal waters across the United States, endangering drinking water supplies, aquatic ecosystems, public health, and local economies. Now, researchers at Florida Atlantic University are developing an innovat...