When the science of the past sheds light on our future

When the science of the past sheds light on our future

The level of the world’s oceans was unchanging for 6,000 years but has been rising at such a rate since the industrial era that almost a metre more of land will be under water by the end of the century. The sea will cover certain atolls, wash over the fertile land of...
Probing the depths of the Mediterranean

Probing the depths of the Mediterranean

Interview with Laurent Ballesta Biologist, photographer and leader of the Planète Méditerranée expedition (Gombessa V) “The Mediterranean is far from being a dead sea. We went to investigate – its heart is still beating.”  A.: How would you describe ‘Planet...
Slowing down ocean acidification

Slowing down ocean acidification

Researchers raised the alarm and 15 years ago a group of experts, supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, set about strengthening the ties between science, politics and action, upscaling this systemic approach to a global resistance movement. In 1925,...
Quiet Sea Odyssey Mission

Quiet Sea Odyssey Mission

This coastal fringe within the Pelagos Sanctuary is one of the most built-up and travelled through areas in the world, so a natural victim of noise pollution. How does the pollution affect different cetacean species? Does noise hinder the explorers of the abyss, in...