The Greatest Shipwrecks Still Out There
Just this week, explorers made history by discovering the remains of the HMS Terror, one of the ships on the ill-fated voyage of Sir John Franklin. So just how many more history-making wrecks are still waiting?It’s estimated that, beneath Earth’s waters, 3 million undiscovered shipwrecks exist. And right now, all across the planet, the locations of a select few of these lost ships are actively being sought.Some of these expeditions are publicly sanctioned by governments and others are privately ..>> view originalGoogle helps crack down on illegal fishing ? from space
Illegal and unreported fishing is a multibillion-dollar business around the globe, and one that has proven notoriously difficult to combat. In part, that’s because it involves a constant stream of renegade fishermen being pursued by countries that have only limited resources to carry out a perpetual cat-and-mouse game on the high seas. But a new satellite-based surveillance system powered by Google, which was publicly unveiled Thursday at a global oceans conference at the State Department, ai..>> view originalThe bigger the marine animal, the greater the risk of extinction, says study
The bigger you are, the tougher you'll find it to survive in the ocean. This is the somewhat counter-intuitive conclusion of a new study examining the extinction threat levels of marine animals. It found that larger-bodied creatures are at a greater risk, a pattern never seen before on Earth and most likely the result of our growing appetite for seafood. Led by Jon Payne, an environmental scientist at Stanford University, a team of researchers set out to explore the relationship between the e..>> view original2016 on track to being hottest in history
The year 2016 is on its way to becoming the hottest since weather records began, the World Meteorological Organizsation (WMO) warnsThe organisation says that 2016 has seen extremely high temperatures.The unusual high concentration of carbon dioxide, combined with the breaking of temperature records along with a prolonged period of extraordinary heat, suggests that this is becoming the new norm, according to Secretary General of the WMO Petteri Taalas.According to the United States National Ocean..>> view originalQld extends reef invite to DiCaprio
Jamie McKinnellAustralian Associated PressThe Queensland government has extended an invitation to Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio to visit the Great Barrier Reef and learn about its conservation efforts.DiCaprio this week cited the plight of the reef at the Our Oceans Conference in Washington DC.He told the gathering over 600 miles (965km) of reef previously "teeming with life" had been devastated in an unprecedented coral bleaching event."We are seeing this level of impact to coral reefs aroun..>> view originalResearchers have observed individual atoms interacting for the first time
For the first time, researchers have managed to capture images of individual potassium atoms distributed on an optical lattice, providing them with a unique opportunity to see how they interact with one another. While capturing these images is a feat in itself, the technique could help researchers to better understand the conditions needed for individual atoms to come together and form exotic states of matter like superfluids and superconductors. "Learning from this atomic model, we can unders..>> view originalMystery over hundreds of horseshoe crabs washed up on Japanese beach
Hundreds of horseshoe crabs have washed up dead on a beach in southern Japan, leaving experts mystified. The blue-blooded creatures arrive on the shore in southern and western Japan each year to lay eggs, and it is normal for some to die. But this year the death rate has been more than eight times higher than normal, according to the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Usually around 50 to 60 dead horseshoe crabs are found on the Sonehigata tidal flats, but 490 have already been discovered this y..>> view originalMacquarie Island research: Tasmanian Premier claims credit for Federal Government intervention
Macquarie Island research: Tasmanian Premier claims credit for Federal Government intervention Updated September 17, 2016 09:36:58 The Tasmanian Premier is taking credit for the Federal Government's support for the Macquarie Island research station.Earlier this week, the Australian Antarctic Division announced it would shift to summer-only activities on the sub-Antarctic island.After intense backlash, the Federal Government announced it was looking at continuing a year-..>> view original
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