This is the wave that nearly cost me a lot of money. It also taught me a few very valuable lessons that I’d like to share with everyone now, more than ten years after I took this photo. I would first like to say that I’ve chosen not to be paid a cent by anyone … Read more
Aerial drones have revolutionized the way visual artists can tell stories, and the burgeoning field of underwater drones has begun to achieve the same transformative power for aquatic photo and video. The Boxfish Luna is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that captures 8K cinema-quality footage and 50-megapixel photos underwater. Although, unlike aerial drones, the Luna … Read more
Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. February’s average sea surface temperature surpassed the previous record of 20.98 C (69.77 F) set in August 2023, in a dataset that goes … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, March 1, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Research Needed To Prepare Firefighters For EV Blazes Cars burst into flames all the time and, … Read more
Groundbreaking drone footage has revealed how the world’s fastest fish spectacularly changes color right before it kills. Striped marlin are deadly predators in the ocean and among the fastest animals on the planet — swimming at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. Scientists already knew that striped marlin take turns attacking their prey. … Read more
A Chaunax (a genus of bony fish in the sea toad family Chaunacidae) is seen at a depth of 4,553 feet (1388 meters) Scientists have photographed more than 100 never-before-seen species that were discovered during a deep-sea expedition. The discoveries come from an international group of scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition who explored … Read more
Humans are intrinsically connected to the environment, and, on most of the planet, their impact on the Earth is easily seen. But what about the corners of the ocean that are shrouded in darkness and almost impossible to visit? This lack of accessibility creates a disconnect between us and marine ecosystems. Despite having the necessary … Read more
Bengaluru: A study released last week, indicating that an oceanic current that regulates crucial climate and weather patterns is nearing the tipping point, has set alarm bells ringing in the science community. According to the peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Science, early warning indicators show that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could collapse … Read more
A photographer captured the epic moment a humpback whale breached behind a surfer as she flew into the air — with the pair synchronizing perfectly. Alex Hayes was in South Africa filming pro surfer Brianna Cope last year when the magical moment happened. Cope recently posted the amazing clip to her Instagram page sparking the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nasa‘s PACE spacecraft is set to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday at 1.33 am EST (12.03 pm IST). PACE, which is short for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem, aims to map the colors of the ocean and help scientists gauge the health … Read more