Read more ocean stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2399/ocean.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:59:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74611/team-discovers-mini-monsters-of-the-deep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA team of scientists have discovered thousands of incredibly bizarre new creatures living in the blackness of the deep Atlantic ocean. They range from "Jumbo Dumbo," an octopod that swims by flapping a pair of ear-like fins, to shining golden crustaceans. Most of the animals found are only a few...http://www.newser.com/story/74611/team-discovers-mini-monsters-of-the-deep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:12:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73645/cigarette-butts-are-toxic-waste-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe chemicals in cigarette butts are lethal to fish, and the finding is bolstering researchers who want coffin nails classified as toxic waste. San Diego State University researchers submerged filters from smoked cigarettes in tanks of water for 24 hours, then added fish. Within 5 days, half the fish died....http://www.newser.com/story/73645/cigarette-butts-are-toxic-waste-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73071/blaze-erupts-on-aussie-oil-rig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA massive blaze has erupted from an oil rig in the Timor Sea off northwest Australia. The fire was sparked as workers battled to plug an undersea leak that has spewed 400 barrels of oil a day for the past 10 weeks. No one was injured in the fire and...http://www.newser.com/story/73071/blaze-erupts-on-aussie-oil-rig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 1:44:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71299/dad-let-toddler-drown-in-sea-as-he-macked-on-mistress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British dad let a stroller holding two of his children roll from a promenade into the sea where one of them drowned as he made out with his mistress. “I let go of the buggy and seconds into that kiss we heard a plop," married dad of three Andrew...http://www.newser.com/story/71299/dad-let-toddler-drown-in-sea-as-he-macked-on-mistress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 3:02:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71023/us-lensman-captures-life-size-whale-pics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US lensman who has opened an exhibit of life-size whale photographs in Norway calls the great beasts "the most friendly and inquisitive carnivores on the planet." Bryant Austin spent five years, including days diving with "exceptional individual" whales he could touch, to collect enough photos to create his composite...http://www.newser.com/story/71023/us-lensman-captures-life-size-whale-pics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 2:35:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70941/acid-ocean-will-dissolve-sea-creatures-shells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWaters around the North Pole are absorbing so much carbon dioxide that acid in the ocean will soon begin dissolving sea creatures' shells, scientists warn. By 2018 10% of the Arctic Ocean will be corrosive, spelling potential disaster for the food chain as crustaceans begin to die off, reports the...http://www.newser.com/story/70941/acid-ocean-will-dissolve-sea-creatures-shells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 2:40:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66658/what-tourists-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSnorkelers and scuba divers aren’t the worst threat to the embattled coral reefs of the world—climate change, commercial fishing, and pollution take top honors—but the casual tourist can lessen, and even mitigate, the damage he or she causes, Slate reports. Of course, snorkelers shouldn’t purposefully snap off pieces...http://www.newser.com/story/66658/what-tourists-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 15:02:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65654/jellyfish-journeys-may-affect-climate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they...http://www.newser.com/story/65654/jellyfish-journeys-may-affect-climate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 8:57:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64713/drug-smugglers-head-to-sea-on-surfboards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImproved security along the US-Mexico border has pushed enterprising smugglers to the sea in any manner of craft, the New York Times reports. Authorities have been catching twice as many illegal immigrants as usual—and seized 7 times the typical quantity of drugs—in recent months from boats and beaches,...http://www.newser.com/story/64713/drug-smugglers-head-to-sea-on-surfboards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 8:12:31 CDT