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Oceans

Ocean activist dodging Japanese arrest vows at COP30 to take on deep-sea mining, krill industry

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, attends an interview with Reuters onboard his ship, while he attends the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, attends an interview with Reuters onboard his ship, while he attends the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho

New research shows how seabed mining disrupts the food web

Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament, in Brussels, in 2023.
Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament, in Brussels, in 2023.

Underwater ‘human habitat’ aims to allow researchers to make weeklong dives

An interior view of the bedroom of the Vanguard subsea human habitat displayed in a warehouse.
An interior view of the bedroom of the Vanguard subsea human habitat displayed in a warehouse.

NUS-OceanX expedition observes rare deep-sea life in natural habitat

OceanX-NUS research team members Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum senior research fellow Dr Jose Mendoza, Tropical Marine Science Institute marine biology and ecology laboratory head Dr Tan Koh Siang, OceanX science programme director Mattie Rodrigue, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum advisor Prof Peter Ng and OceanX founder and co-CEO Mark Dalio, together with the OceanXplorer scientific vessel at Marina at Keppel Bay on Oct 29, 2025.
OceanX-NUS research team members Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum senior research fellow Dr Jose Mendoza, Tropical Marine Science Institute marine biology and ecology laboratory head Dr Tan Koh Siang, OceanX science programme director Mattie Rodrigue, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum advisor Prof Peter Ng and OceanX founder and co-CEO Mark Dalio, together with the OceanXplorer scientific vessel at Marina at Keppel Bay on Oct 29, 2025.

Fatal attack by dusky sharks in Israel due to feeding frenzy: Experts

Sharks are equipped with specialised sense organs that detect electrical currents, and use electro-reception to hunt for prey.
Sharks are equipped with specialised sense organs that detect electrical currents, and use electro-reception to hunt for prey.

Sleep with the fishes: Glamping at the Singapore Oceanarium

Glamping at the Singapore Oceanarium lets one discover the wonders of the sea from a cosy tent.
Glamping at the Singapore Oceanarium lets one discover the wonders of the sea from a cosy tent.

US agency blames faulty engineering for Titan submersible disaster

Seats on the submersible had cost US$250,000 (S$323,685) per person.
Seats on the submersible had cost US$250,000 (S$323,685) per person.

Palau leader in ‘world first’ underwater interview

Mr Whipps (left) in underwater gear speaking with a “mermaid” – Estonian Olympic swimmer and activist Merle Liivand.
Mr Whipps (left) in underwater gear speaking with a “mermaid” – Estonian Olympic swimmer and activist Merle Liivand.

NUS-OceanX expedition sets sail to study largely unexplored part of the Indian Ocean

sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX
sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX

NUS scientists gear up for high seas expedition to explore Indian Ocean seamount biodiversity

NUS researchers testing out a special system of “traps within a trap” for the expedition.
NUS researchers testing out a special system of “traps within a trap” for the expedition.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.