Breaking Waves: Ocean News

05/14/2025 - 17:12
A new study found that over a quarter of the world's naturalized plant species are threatened in parts of their native range -- raising questions about the role non-native populations may play in global conservation efforts.
05/14/2025 - 14:00
Daré accepted the £10,000 prize for her latest novel, And So I Roar, the follow-up to her bestselling debut The Girl with the Louding Voice Nigerian writer Abi Daré has won the inaugural Climate fiction prize for her novel And So I Roar, the follow-up to her bestselling debut The Girl with the Louding Voice. Daré was announced as the winner of the £10,000 prize at a ceremony in London on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...
05/14/2025 - 13:00
Dangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers say Toxic pollution from wildfires has infiltrated the homes of more than a billion people a year over the last two decades, according to new research. The climate crisis is driving up the risk of wildfires by increasing heatwaves and droughts, making the issue of wildfire smoke a “pressing global issue”, scientists said. Continue reading...
05/14/2025 - 12:36
Government to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors Denmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power in a major policy shift for the renewables-heavy country. The Danish government will analyse the potential benefits of a new generation of nuclear power technologies after banning traditional nuclear reactors in 1985, its energy minister said. Continue reading...
05/14/2025 - 11:00
Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe's forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. Researchers have analyzed 917 native forest plant species in Central and Western Europe and found that more than 80 percent prefer high-light conditions -- environments traditionally created by large herbivores.
05/14/2025 - 10:55
Government vetoes cross-party effort to protect threatened waterways from push to rip up environmental red tape A cross-party attempt to protect England’s rare and threatened chalk streams in the government’s planning bill was rejected by Labour on Wednesday. The attempt to give the globally rare ecosystems the strongest protections as irreplaceable habitats failed after all the Labour MPs on the parliamentary committee examining the draft law rejected an amendment containing the extra provision. Continue reading...
05/14/2025 - 10:32
Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normal Exceptionally low river flows are predicted across the UK this summer as a drought becomes more likely, scientists have said. An update from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) says dry, warm weather is expected over the next three months, putting pressure on water resources. Continue reading...
05/12/2025 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 13 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00122-9 Roadmap to sustainably develop the European seaweed industry
05/09/2025 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 10 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00127-4 The false promise of deep-sea mining
05/07/2025 - 23:00
npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00123-8 Analysis of the impact of aquaculture subsidies on production, the case of Mexico