The Death of the Oceans

Today on Far Future Horizons we present an exciting episode from the acclaimed BBC science documentary series “Horizon” entitled “The Death of the Oceans”. In today’s instalment of Horizon we join our host Sir David Attenborough as he takes us on an in depth scientific investigation concerning the negative impact human civilization is having on the world’s oceans.



Sir David Attenborough reveals the findings of one of the most ambitious scientific studies of our time - an investigation into what is happening to our oceans. He looks at whether it is too late to save their remarkable biodiversity.Horizon travels from the cold waters of the North Atlantic to the tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef to meet the scientists who are transforming our understanding of this unique habitat. Attenborough explores some of the ways in which we are affecting marine life - from over-fishing to the acidification of sea water.

The film also uncovers the disturbing story of how shipping noise is deafening whales and dolphins, affecting their survival in the future.


BBC Horizon - The Death of the Oceans

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Known Universe - Final Frontiers

Today on Far Future Horizons we present an episode of the National Geographic Channel’s outstanding documentary series “Known Universe” that deals with two endeavours very dear to our hearts, the exploration and eventual settlement of the new frontiers of sea and space. These are the main goals of the organization we are closely associated with – The League of New Worlds.

Robert Ballard: Exploring the Ocean's Hidden Worlds

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time” ~  T.S. Eliot

Today we celebrate World Oceans Day on Far Future Horizons.

In this TED talk Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mind-bending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a fabulous case for the serious exploration and mapping of the undersea realm of Aquatica.

Dangers of the Deep

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another fascinating episode from the National Geographic Channel’s documentary series “Naked Science – Dangers of the Deep”. In this instalment of “Naked Science” we will take a spectacular foray deep into the last great frontier of our planet – the seas and oceans.

Humans have explored much of the solar system, carried out studies to assess the possibility for life on Mars yet little is known about our own oceans that cover over 70% of our planet's surface. If we were to drain the seas what would we find, and what would it take to explore the abyss, a place with no light, temperatures at near zero and pressure a thousand times greater than the surface. Only two people have ever visited the bottom of the oceans less than have walked on the moon. We are on a journey to the bottom of some of the deepest oceans. Investigating the technologies and vistas that could, one day, open-up an entirely new world.

Ocean Odyssey: An Adventure into Leviathan’s Realm

It is a tale reminiscent of Homer and a voyage worthy of Odysseus himself. Today on Far Future Horizons we will undertake a sperm whale's eye view of life under the sea and an extraordinary journey that will take us from the Grand Banks and into the abysmal depths of the ocean into a realm where perhaps Jonah and few other intrepid explorers have ever dared venture forth. Ocean Odyssey takes us on an adventure spanning eighty years deep into the world of this planet's largest living mammal, exploring the vast undersea landscape from which all life once emerged.