Beyond Five Stars – Clara Ward
Welcome readers new, old, and otherwise! I had a wonderful time at Worldcon Seattle. I was excited to meet up with some of you and to spend so much time talking about books at three different table…| Clara Ward
Welcome readers new, old, and otherwise! I had a wonderful time at Worldcon Seattle. I was excited to meet up with some of you and to spend so much time talking about books at three different table…| Clara Ward
Is OpenTimestamps incompatible with or threatenedby the Bitcoin Knots fork of BitcoinCore and/or the OCEANmining pool?| petertodd.org
His departure followed dialogue with both the board and investors. “Sindre has played an important role in the development of Katapult over the years, particularly Katapult Ocean, as both Chair and…| Katapult
Pennsylvania has a fascinating industrial history, ranging from wood to coal to steel (and more!). I recently had the opportunity to visit the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesvil…| Journeys of Dr. G
Session One: Healthy Seas, how are we fairing? On the 8th of June 2023, a very special meeting of people, organisations and marine stakeholders took place in Cork City Hall. The Fair Seas coalition hosted its inaugural World Ocean Day conference with the aim for the first time, of bringing people […] The post World Ocean Day Conference 2023 first appeared on Green News Ireland. The post World Ocean Day Conference 2023 appeared first on Green News Ireland.| Green News Ireland
June 30, 2025—The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu are stepping forward to create the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, a groundbreaking initiative to protect the waters of the Southwest Pacific Ocean through indigenous stewardship and ecological integrity. At the U.N. Ocean Conference in France last June 2025, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu unveiled this vision to safeguard over six […] The post Solomon Islands and Vanuatu chart vast indigenous-led Ocean Reserve in Pacific appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
June 30, 2025—As the UN Oceans Conference opened in Nice, France, in early June, a landmark paper published in the prestigious journal Nature, led by Professor Callum Roberts and co-authored by CVF-V20 science advisor Mark Lynas among others, issued a bold call for “full protection” of the high seas. Covering 61% of the ocean and […] The post Why We Should Protect High Seas From All Extraction, Forever appeared first on CVFV20.Org.| CVFV20.Org
How to get started snorkeling with kids, featuring tips, gear recommendations, safety advice, and fun beginner ideas.| RUN WILD MY CHILD
After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?| bioGraphic
Four Greenlandic bachelor students have crossed the Atlantic on a Norwegian sailing ship. They have made new friendships and gained insight into how research and community crosses borders.| arctichub.gl
Mother’s Day 2025 started at 6 AM with an email from a colleague question...| Mutha Magazine
I really enjoy doing science outreach events and speaking to audiences of any age, with any level of science knowledge. For groups in my region, the Greater Philadelphia Area, I always try to bridg…| Journeys of Dr. G
Part of my trip earlier this summer involved taking the Seattle Ferry. I panicked when we got up to the gate, unaware there's more than one destination, and ended up taking to extra two rides. Oops! Good thing I found it peaceful and fun. Here are some pictures from those rides. Let me know if you have a favorite.| Bridgette Tales
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Just recently I’ve realised that I have a lot of photos that I took in Tasmania last year and I’ve never processed them or worked on them. Doesn’t mean you will see them all now, […]| LEANNE COLE
I picked a couple of these out a while ago with the intention of using them for the Margaret’s theme last week. In the end I didn’t use them, but when I was looking for […]| LEANNE COLE
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A new synthesis of temperate coastal research argues that for global conservation targets such as 30x30 to succeed, connectivity must be at the heart of coastal restoration efforts.| Conservation Corridor
I will be attending Seattle Worldcon 2025 from August 13-17! For those attending, I’d love to see you at any of my panels: Diagnosing Your Characters, Wed 1:30pm-2:30pm When Everything Has Ri…| Clara Ward
“Never mind / that the bruise from such a severance / might not heal.” — Luisa A. Igloria| Read A Little Poetry
Use your collection of shells from the beach to make a school of seashell fish in all different shapes, colors, and sizes. Add magnets to the back or place them in a decorated shadowbox for display!| Crafts by Amanda
The Anthropocene and the commentaries over the last year Over the last year, several commentaries were published in AGU journals, including one this month, over the debate on whether the Anthropocene should be considered an official epoch. The Anthropocene is an unofficial geologic time period, like the Holocene and Pleistocene, characterized by human activity having […]| AGU Newsroom
Featured Research Amazonian peatland switched from being a carbon absorber to entirely carbon neutral Peatlands play an important role in the carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide. Researchers found the Amazonian peatland suffered from lowered water levels that left the tops of the peat exposed and allowed them to decompose faster. Prolonged periods of cloudless […]| AGU Newsroom
In mid-June, I attended the Coastal Zone Canada conference in Charlottetown, Epekwitk-Prince Edward Island. The conference was well-attended in numbers that the Maritime island had seldom experienced, with representatives congregating from across Canada.| CPAWS
"Nautical Blues" is a simple painting featuring a sand dollar, shell, fishing net, seaweed and sea shell. This is a minimal color palette using only 5 colors! Enjoy and happy painting! Materials 11 x 14| Tracie Kiernan - Step By Step Painting
Although it might be a cliché by now, I’ve always been quite fond of ukiyo-e, the Japanese art of woodblock printing1, and of course of Hokusai’s work. As for many, my earliest exposure to this type of art was Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa 2 and so it’s here for posterity.| Jayson Salazar Rodriguez | @jdsalaro | Blog
Our planet’s vital oceanic circulation systems are undergoing dramatic and unprecedented transformations, signaling a potential shift towards a new, more dangerous climate state. This exclusive Strategic Risk Assessment goes deep into the profound implications.| Age of Transformation
An unprecedented whale surge in Alaska waters has changed how humans interact with a vital yaaw fishery.| High Country News
Easy step by step shark drawing guide for kids. A fun art activity for kids during Shark Week! The post How to Draw a Shark appeared first on Tree Valley Academy.| Tree Valley Academy
“The fence that makes good neighbors needs a gate to make good friends” ~ Proverb| Jane's Lens
This page contains equirectangular versions of Perpetual Ocean 2's 'beauty version'.| NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
On RealClimate.org Paul Pukite (@whut) says 1 JUL 2025 AT 9:48 PM Your comment is awaiting moderation. “If so, do you have an explanation why the diurnal tides do not move the thermocline, whe…| GeoEnergy Math
Visit Florida and try hunting for sharks teeth with kids.It's a fabulous educational field trip that gets children learning outdoors.| The Educators' Spin On It
Add a touch of the beach to your coffee table with this eye-catching set of Textured Beach Coasters!| artsy-fartsy mama
We have reached Week 4 with our One Four Challenge. I hope you are still enjoying it, though I notice that not many people seem that interested, am I wrong? Before we get started, for those of you …| LEANNE COLE
NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja E-mail: info@ndic.gov.ng, Website: www.ndic.gov.ng The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), in the exercise of its statutory mandate as the Liquidator of failed banks under section 62(1) (d) of NDIC Act, 2023 as amended, wishes to invite the general public for the upcoming disposal…| NDIC
Infrared photography of plants, the ocean, and a little Godzilla| Forms of life, forms of mind
An invitation to share more about each book in this year’s Pride StoryBundle, inspired me to create this Bonus Pride Post. Enjoy! What’s the inspiration behind your story? Have you ever dream…| Clara Ward
Over 20 ideas for pirate activities in the preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classroom that teach math, literacy, science, fine motor, and art skills.| Pocket of Preschool
In its flagship Recipe for a Livable Planet report, the World Bank found that Agrifood is a bigger contributor to climate change than many think. It generates almost a third of GHG emissions, averaging around 16 gigatons annually. This is about one-sixth more than all of the world’s heat and electricity emissions. This has several far-reaching practical […]| Climate Value Exchange
As a maritime Indigenous People, custodians and guardians of their ancestral waters in the Western Pacific—the Tagbanwa People of the Calamian Islands are navigating complex legal issues in the Philippines to reclaim, govern, and manage their ancestral domains. Read more ▸ The post The Calamian Tagbanwa reclaim and revitalize ancestralwaters in the Philippines appeared first on ICCA Consortium.| ICCA Consortium
As the 2025 UNOC convenes in Nice, France, from June 8 to 13 under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean,” we put forward this statement and reiterate that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have an outsized role in governance, conservation, and sustainable use of our oceans. Read more ▸ The post ICCA Consortium Statement for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference appeared first on ICCA Consortium.| ICCA Consortium
Ocean Commitment: Documentation of marine and coastal ICCAs–territories of life| ICCA Consortium
“When it became known in March last year that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had used a vessel called the Glomar Explorer to scoop bits of a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of …| Journeys of Dr. G
This FREE Printable Under the Sea Activity Pack will keep the kids entertained while learning about our ocean friends!| artsy-fartsy mama
Use this tutorial to create some turtle-y awesome color-shifting Resin Turtle Keychains!| artsy-fartsy mama
Summer time is a perfect time to make a game using outdoor items. This kids writing game with sand & seashells is sure to be a big hit and easy to make.| The Educators' Spin On It
Learn how to paint a super cute summer car with tropical sunset background! Customize the license plate, surfboard and even color of the car! This tutorial includes an optional traceable template that you can print| Tracie Kiernan - Step By Step Painting
This compilation of toddler and preschool ocean activities is all about animals that live in the ocean - art, fine motor, and sensory ideas!| Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
Make preschool math time fun with these FREE shark play dough counting mats! Kids will love rolling play dough teeth while practicing one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, and fine motor skills. Perfect for a shark theme, summer unit, or Shark Week math center.| Life Over C's
This time on Indie Mixtape, Ty and HB explore the oceans of alien worlds, do| Uppercut
Inside: This lovely, gooey ocean slime is the one we will be making again and again this summer. Download printables to turn it into a science lesson. As soon as I laid eyes on these blue glass gems at a craft store, I knew they would make a great addition to our ocean slime. There’s… The post How to Make Ocean Slime for Kids (Free PDF) first appeared on KidMinds.| KidMinds
Inside: Explore the fascinating world of marine life with this engaging word search featuring a variety of ocean-dwelling animals! Do you have a favorite marine animal? For me, it has to be dolphins. When I was six years old, I encountered one up close, and it was an unforgettable experience. I can still vividly remember… The post The Best Marine Animals Word Search (Free PDF) first appeared on KidMinds.| KidMinds
“To be nobody-but-yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.”…| Clara Ward
Hermit crabs are not the only crustacean that takes another animal’s shell for its own. This behaviour isn’t even particularly rare, technically; several species of assassin bugs decorate their spiky bodies with the remains of their prey and octopuses use whatever they can find, including discarded shells, as mobile shelters. One crustacean, however, takes its borrowed shell one step farther, and that is Phronima sedentaria, the barrel shrimp.| The Perfumed Void
Underwater videos provide insight into the colorful life within the exceptional columns.| arctichub.gl
While I enjoy reading all year long, there’s a time of year when my calendar fills with book festivals, street fairs with books, Pride celebrations with books, and science fiction conventions with …| Clara Ward
I love how in La Jolla the sea lions (currently) get to do their own thing.| Anthony Ciccarello
Always love the views in La Jolla. 🌻🦭🏖️| Anthony Ciccarello
First evaluation of Gemini Advanced 1.5 Pro with Deep Research. Logged in with trial subscription and gave this as an initial prompt. Saved the results to a Google Docs file, and then created the following PDF. Note the top-level focus on this blog and published citations in the scope of Chapter 12 of Mathematical Geoenergy, … Continue reading Google Gemini Deep Research on ENSO| GeoEnergy Math
Hello, friends! I’m back with another sea creature crochet pattern! Check out my recent Squid Pattern if you missed it.… The post Crab Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern appeared first on Spin a Yarn Crochet.| Spin a Yarn Crochet
The year is flying by and we’re already in the summer months, which always makes me think of beaches, the… The post Squid Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern appeared first on Spin a Yarn Crochet.| Spin a Yarn Crochet
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The funding has been provided by both existing and new investors. An international consortium of Katapult Ocean, Green Tower, Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and Invest-NL all share SolarDuck’s commitment to accelerating a sustainable supply of offshore energy with offshore floating solar power. With the new funding, SolarDuck is able to extend its leading position by […]| Katapult
From carbon-capturing kelp farms to lab-grown seafood and ocean-cleaning robots, here are some Blue Economy startups changing the world from sea to shore.| Causeartist
CPAWS has taken Canada to school on conservation, and we are keen to share our latest report card on nature protection across the country.| CPAWS
Millions of tons of plastic waste washes into the world's oceans each year, but a new study has revealed that it doesn’t all move through the water in the same way. Scientists investigating the movement of submarine sediment have found that so-called underwater avalanches are driving microplastics…| New Atlas
A climate teleconnection is understood as one behavior impacting another — for example NINOx => AMO, meaning the Pacific ocean ENSO impacting the Atlantic ocean AMO via a remote (i.e. tele…| GeoEnergy Math
February 2025 was the third warmest February on record, behind 2024 and 2020. The ongoing weak La Niña shows signs of fading.| Berkeley Earth
By applying an annual impulse sample-and-hold on a common-mode basis set of tidal factors, a wide range of climate indices can be modeled and cross-validated. Whether it is a biennial impulse or an…| GeoEnergy Math
Sending a message in a bottle has been romanticized for centuries. People have even cast bottles for scientific purposes. And as author B.J. Hollars tells us, it helped one Wisconsin veteran connect with humanity on a deeper level. Hollars shared his story “Hope Floats” at a live storytelling event hosted...| Wisconsin Life
A climate science breakthrough likely won’t be on some massive computation but on a novel formulation that exposes some fundamental pattern (perhaps discovered by deep mining during a machine learn…| GeoEnergy Math
Wondering what to do for Valentine’s this year? Show your love for books, the right to read, and a local library by checking out a book (or movie or online class—libraries have all sorts of stuff t…| Clara Ward
Adorable free printable mermaid cards with fun quotes that kids can color and give to their friends or classmates. An easy DIY gift idea.| Tree Valley Academy
The internet has become an informational telescope to study what happens nearly everywhere the planet. Using internet observations, it has been recently documented that terrestrial hermit crabs use…| ConservationBytes.com
This acrylic painting can be done on one canvas or you and a partner can both paint a canvas and match your paintings in the middle! We will be learning how to paint this vibrant| Tracie Kiernan - Step By Step Painting
Peter Godfrey-Smith knows his cephalopods. His truly capacious career includes books such as Theory and Reality (2003; 2nd edition in 2020), Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection (2009) Metazoa and most recently Living on Earth (John raves about that book here.) Recall this Book, including two Brandeis undergraduates, Izzy Dupré and Miriam Fisch–spoke with Godfrey-Smith back in October 2021 about his … Continue reading "140* Octopus World: Other Minds with Peter Godfrey-Smit...| Recall This Book
I’ve never posted an awards eligibility list before! Now I’m excited to do so, not just for myself, but to share appreciation for my cover artist and publishers: Be the Sea, 3/5/24, a novel from At…| Clara Ward
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Mathematical Geoenergy The truly massive scale in the motion of fluids and solids on Earth arises from orbital interactions with our spinning planet. The most obvious of these, such as the daily an…| GeoEnergy Math
Commonwealth nations including Aotearoa and Pacific Island states have adopted the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration. The declaration includes commitments to increasing marine protected areas, reducing plastic pollution and shipping emissions, and maintaining countries' maritime boundaries in the| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
New Painting! Salish Sea Study 24″x24″ 2022 ~ acrylic on canvas Traveling across the Salish Sea from mainland British Columbia to Vancouver Island always gives me a feeling of calm. No matter the season, the scenery reminds me I am home. Perhaps it is the memories of taking this crossing uncountable times as a child… The post Salish Sea Study appeared first on Art By Di.| Art By Di
I spent quite a lot of time in Tacoma on my trip, so most of today's photos were taken there. First, here are some photos I took at Point Defiance Park.| x over it
Backing global climate, biodiversity and social solutions through a Fund Specializing in ‘New Blue Economy’| Katapult
Backing global climate, biodiversity and social solutions through a Fund Specializing in ‘New Blue Economy’| Katapult
Dear Ocean, Your sparkling afternoon smile is one of my earliest memories. Remember how I would sit up on the bow of our family sailboat, legs dangling over the side, just star…| Swell Voyage
Episode 2: What lies beneath? Join us again aboard the Royal Research Ship Discovery, cruising towards the mid-Atlantic to an area known as the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone. As we heard in the previous episode, this unique cruise brought together researchers from multiple disciplines to apply their specialist skills to collect data in the region. In […]| Naturally Speaking
Episode 1: The Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone On the 6th June 2017, an international team of scientists led by Dr. Ewan Wakefield departed Southampton on the Royal Research Ship Discovery. Their cruis…| Naturally Speaking
The very mention of the village of Happisburgh in Norfolk brings to mind all manner of prehistoric associations and connections with long-extinct ancestors. The early years of this current century …| East of Elveden
These Perler bead fish are SO CUTE! Looking for a fun and creative activity for kids and adults alike? These fish Perler beads are a fin-tastic choice! These adorable little fish are super easy to make, and you can create them in so many different colours. Whether you’re new to crafting with Perler beads or a seasoned pro, this project is an awesome way to dive into the world of pixel art. Use our free, printable Perler bead fish templates to make 8 different fish patterns, or design your o...| One Little Project
Over the years the Bermuda Triangle has spawned countless tales. Would we be so fascinated by this area of North Atlantic Ocean if we knew the truth?| Historic Mysteries
Located in the state of Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta is a stunning place to visit. Here are 6 Puerto Vallarta fun facts to tide you over until you can visit.| Just Being Brooklyn
Store your favorite jewelry, knick-knacks, and more in a seaworthy Resin Sea Turtle Trinket Box!| www.artsyfartsymama.com
A conversation with Sowmya Balendiran, co-founder and chief business officer at Sea6 Energy, about regenerative aquaculture, how to restore the oceans and use them more to reduce the pressure on land systems, get fossil fuel use down drastically, like in fertiliser, plastics, and in food of course. | Investing in regenerative agriculture
Grab our free template and make your own cute and easy turtle paper bag puppet craft for kids!| Crafty Kids Play
Make this cute jellyfish craft with a paper plate and basic art supplies! This art project is fun craft for any day or extra fun for an ocean-unit activity!| Mom Life Made Easy
Planning a trip to the remote Alphonse Island Seychelles? Make sure you read this first to discover what to expect, what to pack, and what to do!| Passport & Pixels
Read about Nathaniel Hanna Holloway's experience doing marine monitoring in the Galápagos!| Island Conservation
