Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Supermarket foods claiming to be ‘natural’ or ‘sustainable’ mostly just using marketing terms, researchers find

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:08:58 +0000

Survey of 27,000 Australian supermarket items found some products boasting environmental benefits had significantly higher emissions than unlabelled counterparts

Foods in supermarkets boasting environmental terms such as “natural” or “sustainable” are mostly just using marketing speak, rather than verified claims, Australian researchers have found.

More than 27,000 packaged foods sold at Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, IGA and Harris Farm supermarkets in Sydney were assessed by researchers from the George Institute for Global Health.

Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:00:55 +0000

Data from missions showing critically low snowpack on mountains across the west raises alarm among experts

High above the jagged peaks of California’s Sierra Nevada, the view from the cockpit is breathtaking. At first glance, the mountains appear draped in a pristine white blanket. But as the flight crew gears up for a high-stakes mission, the sensors onboard this specialized aircraft prove that looks can be deceiving.

“This is a distinct dry year,” says Tom Painter, CEO of Airborne Snow Observatories.

Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:54 +0000

Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of study

Levels of some of the most dangerous Pfas compounds have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, which the authors of a new peer-reviewed study say illustrates how regulations are effective.

Advocates decry Trump’s plan to open 24m acres of federal lands to cattle grazing

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:54 +0000

Opponents say administration’s plan prioritizes big agriculture at expense of wildlife and protected species

Norway puts UN project funding on hold raising fears for plastics treaty talks

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:20:08 +0000

Move by largest donor to environment programme poses further uncertainty for already troubled negotiations

The largest donor to the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has paused funding to the body before its revised budget on 12 May, triggering concern among member states and NGOs.

Britain and Ireland’s wildflowers – in pictures

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:48 +0000

The Eden Project’s National Wildflower Centre is opening entries for its Wildflower Photographer of the Year 2026 competition on 29 May. The contest showcases images of some of Britain and Ireland’s 1,600 wildflower species, and a selection of photos from last year’s competition will be on display at Eden Dock, Canary Wharf, London, during CWG’s Nature Week, from 13 July

Offshore wind farms reshape ocean stratification and productivity differently in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea

admin — Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 11 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00202-4

Offshore wind farms reshape ocean stratification and productivity differently in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea

A deadly bacterium is creeping up the US east coast. How worried should we be?

admin — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:30:25 +0000

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio even as scientists are trying to stay one step ahead

Bailey Magers and Sunil Kumar cut strange figures on Pensacola Beach. Bags of disinfectant solution surrounded them on the white sand; their gloved hands juggled test tubes while layers of rubber and plastic shielded their skin from the elements. As the two organized their seawater samples on the popular Florida shoreline last August, an older woman wearing a swimsuit walked over to ask what they were doing.

‘Amazon of America’: film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest

admin — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:25 +0000

Vitória Régia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help – and highlights threats facing Indigenous peoples

The year is 2025 and far-right coup plotters have annihilated Brazil’s democracy, assassinating the president, closing the national congress and surrendering the Amazon rainforest and its untold riches to the United States.

Newborns to silverbacks: counting mountain gorillas in Uganda – in pictures

admin — Sun, 10 May 2026 06:00:18 +0000

National Geographic photographer and WWF ambassador Jasper Doest joined conservation teams during the latest mountain gorilla census in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, taking pictures of the apes and the people essential to their survival