From one of the world's pre-eminent marine biologists--and a scientific consultant on the BBC's Blue Planet series--comes a dazzling account of the ocean's enormous and untold impact on our lives, and an empowering vision of how we can protect it.

Beaches are places that give and take, bringing unexpected surprises to society, and pulling essentials away from it. Through monsters, we confront our tiny time between catastrophes and develop a recognition of Otherness by which an ethical understanding of difference becomes possible. Learning to read the monster's environmental signs often helps humans determine the scope of the monster's place in the eco/cosmic timeline and defeat it--until the...

Reveals the nature and science of everything from waves, tides and sea level change, to hurricanes, El Nino, and global warming, along with marine sediments, plate tectonics, and the astonishing myriad of life that populates the ocean.

The International Ocean Institute-Canada has produced this collection of over 80 insightful essays on the future of ocean governance and capacity development. The book honors the work of Elisabeth Mann Borgese (1918-2002), preeminent ocean advocate and founder of the IOI. More than 90 leading experts explore future challenges and opportunities for ocean governance and capacity development. Major themes include the law of the sea, ocean sciences, integrated...

Reproducible pages designed to teach children about oceans through a language arts approach.

Ignatius Donnelly's "Atlantis: The Antediluvian World" is a groundbreaking exploration of one of the most enduring mysteries of human history-the lost continent of Atlantis. First published in 1882, this seminal work has captivated readers for over a century with its bold theories, meticulous research, and compelling narrative. Donnelly's book delves into the ancient myths and legends that surround Atlantis, weaving together historical, geological,...

If one uses Facebook, Facetime, Skype, Netflix, or any application of the internet internationally, a submarine cable is involved. Fibre optic cables bind the world together and computer server farms, maintained by major telecom and content companies, allow vast amounts of data to be stored and retrieved from the cloud. Not often appreciated is the fact that these server locations worldwide are connected by submarine fibre optic cables. In this sense,...

Startling wildlife photography reveals the sea and its communities at their most fearsome and alluring in this landmark BBC mini-series on the ocean, a world we know less about than the moon.