Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:03 +0000

Two kona low storms dumped up to 50in of rain on Oahu, flooding fields and submerging equipment

Eddie Oroyan’s farm was thriving when the storms hit. He and his wife had started LewaTerra Farm last year on a gorgeous stretch of land on the north shore of Oahu. They were delivering vegetables to customers in the community, selling at farmer’s markets and to local restaurants.

A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:00:03 +0000

Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks

Toxic Pfas residue identified on 37% of California produce, new analysis finds

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:02 +0000

Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis

Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:50 +0000

According to new research, distinguishing between the UK’s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline – so my brain could not be happier, or healthier

Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double

admin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:49 +0000

Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisis

Nigel Farage’s farming adviser has called for a doubling of wheat prices by using trade policy, which critics have said would hike food costs during a cost-of-living crisis.

We’ve been coming to this waterhole for 30 years. Like the creek we’ve been rearranged – ravaged by time but still shining | Jessie Cole

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:38 +0000

When we strip off, it is all there on our bodies: scars mixed in with the ordinary wear and tear. It’s bolstering – this evidence of life lived

Most waterholes in the northern rivers of New South Wales are hidden from view. Creeks snake through private land, unseen from the road. To find the path to my waterhole, a visitor needs directions. The forest is thick and there is no line of sight.

Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:20 +0000

University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago

Plant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and qualified him to work as a naturalist on HMS Beagle have been unearthed from an archive in Cambridge and will be used for the first time to teach contemporary students about botany.

Assessing the status and challenges of vulnerability to viability transitions: small-scale fisheries in the transboundary Sundarbans mangrove forest

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 28 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00189-y

Assessing the status and challenges of vulnerability to viability transitions: small-scale fisheries in the transboundary Sundarbans mangrove forest

Whale stranded off Germany swims to freedom after days of efforts to save it

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:35:13 +0000

Rescuers used boats and excavators to try to guide 10-metre long sea mammal to deeper waters

A humpback whale stranded on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said on Friday.

A flotilla of vessels were following the weakened animal at a distance, hoping to help guide it into the North Sea and toward the Atlantic Ocean, its natural habitat.

Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:13:07 +0000

Female named Rounder surrounded by family members when about to give birth to her second calf

Scientists have managed to film a sperm whale giving birth while other female whales worked together to support the mother and her newborn.

A team from Project Ceti, an international effort seeking to understand how whales communicate, was in a boat near a pod of 11 whales off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica on 8 July 2023.