Showing posts with label marine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marine. Show all posts
Friday, October 13, 2017

Hidden ice canyons in the making

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ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 missions have been used to measure subtle changes in the elevation and flow of ice shelves th...
Thursday, October 12, 2017

There’s enough wind energy over the oceans to power human civilization, scientists say

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Open-ocean wind farms From Washington Post by Chris Mooney New research published on Monday finds there is so much wind energy pot...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Greenland’s coasts are growing as seas rise

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Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Fjord with Kap Atholl in the background are seen in an image taken during an Operation IceBridge survey ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

An ingenious use of big data helped expose a Chinese company illegally poaching thousands of sharks

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Hammerheads were among 150 tons of illegally caught sharks in the hold of the Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999. (Reuters/Jorge Silva) From Quartz ...
Monday, October 9, 2017

SS Thistlegorm images released by Nottingham University

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It is the first time the shipwreck has been viewed in this way From BBC by New 3D images of one of the world's best known World W...
Sunday, October 8, 2017

1539 Agnese atlas containing the first map to show Magellan’s voyage around the world

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The oval world map (no. 10) shows Magellan's route around the world and a route from Spain to Peru.   The 12 wind cherubs on thi...
Saturday, October 7, 2017

The true story of legendary sailor Mike Plant

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The inspiring true story of legendary sailor, Mike Plant, the “Saltwater Cowboy” (Sailing World) who completed three solo circumnavigatio...
Friday, October 6, 2017

Image of the week : A-68 Adrift

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acquired September 16, 2017   From NASA A lot happened on the Antarctic Peninsula under the cloak of the 2017 polar night—most n...
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Thursday, October 5, 2017

The US Navy has created its first ever underwater drone squadron

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From The Drive by Joseph Trevithick The service expects to have fully operational units specifically for unmanned undersea missions b...
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

After the tsunami, Japan’s sea creatures crossed an ocean

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Oregon State University scientists and a team of others have discovered plastic marine debris played a key role in transporting non-nati...