The Fight to Save a Decrepit Pink House by the Sea

Cruising the Mediterranean (and Saving Money) in Winter

Overtourism and summer heat have increased the allure of off-season travel in Europe, and the cruise industry is taking note with more winter itineraries. Added bonus: cheaper fares.

Business - The New York Times - 6 days ago

How to save a bundle on children’s clothes

From swap meets to looking after clothes correctly, you can save cash while making your children’s wardrobes more sustainable. Charity shops can be a goldmine for bargains – use the Charity Retail ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Israel downs 5 Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean Sea

Overnight, Israel carried out air strikes across Lebanon. The new attacks come just a day after Israel said a Hezbollah drone targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home. CBS News ...

A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea

When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Rohingya Refugees Are Stranded at Sea for Days as Residents Reject Them

The refugees, after weeks on a boat, will be able to disembark temporarily in a town in Indonesia, but residents have refused to let them stay.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Indonesia says it drove Chinese coastguard ships out of disputed waters

Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and muscular enforcement actions have been creating friction in South China Sea

World - Financial Times - October 24

Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

An Israeli military official says Israeli naval forces have captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon

World - ABC News - November 3

Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid

Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

Israel Says Commandos Capture Hezbollah Operative in Rare Raid by Sea

The abduction of the Lebanese national involved Israel’s version of the Navy SEALs working deep in Lebanese territory.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2

Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea

The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China

World - ABC News - November 4

Sea angels and devils: could plankton unlock the secrets of human biology?

Scientists use new technology to sequence the DNA of microscopic ocean creatures for the first time . Off the west coast of Greenland, a 17-metre (56ft) aluminium sailing boat creeps through a ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Russia’s Crude Shipments Slump on Lower Arctic, Black Sea Flows

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Reports claim Houthis make Red Sea vessel attacks a $2B business

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Man who went missing in Irish Sea thanks searchers

The alarm was raised when Chris Ellery went missing off Fishguard, with searchers unable to locate him.

Oil firm blames windfall tax for North Sea pull-out

Texas-based Apache says the windfall tax on energy profits will make its operations "uneconomic".

Philippine president signs new laws to secure sea territory, clashing with China

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new ...

World - ABC News - November 8

Israel praises Berlin court's ruling on 'river to the sea' slogan

World - Yahoo News - November 9

China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

World - ABC News - November 10

Video shows Disney cruise ship rescuing sailors lost at sea

Four people aboard a stranded catamaran adrift in the Atlantic Ocean were rescued by the Disney cruise ship Treasure in an operation coordinated by the U.S. Coast Guard.

‘Devious’ New Deep Sea Slug Hid Its Identity From Scientists

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug.

Science - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

The U.S. Defense Department says Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Marine biologists discover new sea slug species off Pacific coast

California researchers found ‘mystery mollusc’ in deep-sea midnight zone after initially observing it 20 years ago. Researchers in California have discovered a new species of sea slug off the ...