Halifax (Global Adventures): Plankton, a synonym for drifting organisms that inhabit the top layers of the Earth oceans and seas, declined by about 1 percent annually over the last century, a new study published in the journal Science suggests. Researchers from the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, did combine satellite-derived observations of phytoplankton with historical [...]

Cayman Islands (Global Adventures): The first expedition to search for deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise has turned up three distinct types of hydrothermal venting, reports an interdisciplinary team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). While hydrothermal activity occurs all around the world, the diversity of the newly discovered vent types, their geologic [...]

Edinburgh (Global Adventures): A rare bottle of Ballantine's whisky salvaged from the SS Politician shipwreck is set to be sold at an auction in Edinburgh. The SS Politician, also known as "Whisky Galore", left Liverpool on February 3, 1941 for New Orleans via Kingston, Jamaica. The 8,000-ton cargo ship did carry a precious load of [...]

Baltic Sea (Global Adventures): Divers may have found the oldest and perhaps most expensive load of champagne on the bottom of the ocean. While exploring the remains of a 230-year-old shipwreck close to the Finnish Aland archipelago in the Baltic Sea, instructor Christian Elkstrom spotted several objects partially buried in the sand. The Swedish diver [...]

New York (Global Adventures): A shipwreck dating back to the 18th century has been uncovered at the World Trade Center reconstruction site. The well preserved 32-foot long hull of what appears to be a sailing ship emerged from the mud with the deck almost intact. A 100 pound anchor measuring three to four feet across [...]

Kaliningrad (Global Adventures): Russia has developed a new submersible capable of diving to 19,685 feet (6,000 meters). Designed and build for the Russian Navy by the JSC Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard in Kaliningrad, the vessel has successfully passed a set of factory tests, the news agency Itar-Tass reports. Further dives are currently under way in the [...]

Jakarta (Global Adventures): In a joint Indonesia - U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer's built-in multibeam sonar mapped a huge undersea volcano while cameras on the ship's remotely-operated vehicle took high-definition images of the feature called Kawio Barat, referring to the ocean area west of Kawio Islands. [...]