All sperm whales off the Norwegian coasts are males. Their lives are far more interesting than we imagined Males used to be regarded as loners.
Museums should never make collections like these again There is not room for everything in museum exhibitions. But what is stored away also tells a story.
Norway strongly criticised in Nature editorial for approving seabed mining The prestigious international journal claims that Norway is undermining the work of the Ocean Panel.
Significant genetic changes in wild salmon A considerable amount of interbreeding between escaped farmed salmon and various wild salmon stocks has occurred. This could have serious repercussions for the salmon populations, as indicated in a new study.
Mucus oozed when this deep-sea creature was kept in murky water Researchers tested how well the jellyfish could tolerate particles in water that simulated potential seabed mining conditions.
Here’s how valuable resources can be extracted from the seabed: “There's a goldmine out there” If there is going to be seabed mining, how should it be done? And what kind of technology can we use?
Researchers fear that the hunt for gold in the deep sea will suffocate sponges Gold, silver, copper, and cobalt tempt politicians to open the deep sea for extraction. But we know too little about life down there, researchers at the University of Bergen say.
Soviet Cold War oceanographic surveys opened up to western scientists A treasure trove of Barents Sea fisheries data stored for decades in Murmansk can help determine the fate of future offshore oil and gas exploitation in the region.
Locating shipwrecks along the Norwegian coast Robotic subs are honing in on uncharted sea floor, searching for wrecks.