Incredible Go-Pro footage shows riders twisting and turning for over 800 feet along the world’s longest water slide at sea The Blaster is one of the brand new slides on board Royal Caribbean’s revamped Navigator of the Seas liner It sees riders propelled in a two-person raft through twists, turns, over hills and down thrilling … Read more
Global sea levels could rise as much as 10ft (3 metres) if the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica collapses. Sea level rises threaten cities from Shanghai to London, to low-lying swathes of Florida or Bangladesh, and to entire nations such as the Maldives. In the UK, for instance, a rise of 6.7ft (2 metres) or more … Read more
A new research project from MIT could help save small islands and coastal towns threatened by rising sea levels around the world. Led by MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits, the project uses ocean waves to move sand onshore and could be used to add to the overall landmass of at-risk islands or coastal towns. In early … Read more
Sea turtles dig decoy nests and leave false trails on the beaches where they lay their eggs to protect them from predators, study finds Sea turtles spend considerable time spreading sand around after laying eggs Scientists previously believed this behaviour was to camouflage the nests But a study has revealed it actually creates decoy nests which are intended … Read more
Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more
Ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland shrinking and melting since 2003 have contributed towards a global sea level rise, a NASA funded study revealed. Researchers at the University of Washington examined data from two space lasers that were able to make the most precise measurements of the ice sheets to date. They found the net … Read more
Up to 30,000 North Sea oil and gas jobs could be cut unless Government steps up support By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 27 April 2020 Up to 30,000 North Sea oil and gas jobs could be cut unless the Government steps up support, … Read more
Microplastics are found for the first time in Antarctic sea ice as human pollution reaches the most remote regions of the planet Ice core drilled in 2009 was analysed by the University of Tasmania scientists Found 96 total microplastic particles in the 3.5ft long chunk of sea ice More than a third (34%) of the … Read more
SOCIETY TALES FROM THE COLONY ROOM by Darren Coffield (Unbound, £25, 464pp) The Colony Room was a shabby and cluttered little space at the top of a dingy staircase in the heart of Soho. It was founded as a drinking club by a lady called Muriel Belcher in 1948 and, during its 60-year existence, exerted … Read more
Now you see it… The cunningly camouflaged superyacht ‘Hide’, which is covered in dark reflective materials that mirror the sea ‘Hide’, measuring 164ft in length, is a vessel designed to live up to its name and blend in with the environment She was created by designer Anna Borla, a finalist in Boat’s 2020 Young Designer of … Read more