The Conversation
AI Companies Look to the Ocean as a Place to Put Data Centers
[By Nir Kshetri] The artificial intelligence boom is driving unprecedented demand for data centers, raising concerns about their g...
China Opens New Arctic Trade Route–But Obstacles Will Prevent Its Wider Use
[By Edward Rhys Jones} Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service betwee...
Op-Ed: Marine Heatwaves are Cooking Ocean Ecosystems, And Will Get Stronger
[By Sina Pinter and Nicole L. Jones] You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Thos...
Tiny Crystals Reveal Historical Background of the Batavia Mutiny
[By Anthony Clarke and Chris Kirkland] Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the Batavia. Wreck...
"Navalization" of Economic Warfare Turns Trade Routes Into Zones of Force
[By John Calabrese] With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensab...
Op-Ed: Iran Won't be Able to Toll the Strait of Hormuz in the Long Term
[By Jennifer Parker] Since Iran was attacked by the US and Israel it has increasingly signaled its intent to make control of the S...
GPS Jamming Can Be Solved With Existing Satcom Signals
[By Zak Kassas] Few people want to get lost when traveling. But if there are places where being lost feels especially unsettling,...
Op-Ed: U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal is a Costly Return to Prewar Conditions
[By Farah N. Jan] Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, which served as the key negotiator between the U.S. and Iran, an...
Op-Ed: Ocean Monitoring is in Trouble, and the EU and Asia Must Save It
[By Sabrina Speich, John Abraham, Kevin Trenberth and Lijing Cheng] The world relies on a modest number of countries to keep watch...
Op-Ed: America Needs Fully-Funded Hurricane Forecasting
[By Brian Tang] The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, and while early outlooks suggest that a developing El Niño might...