A marine reptile that lurked in the oceans 240 million years ago used its ‘short, flat tail’ as an underwater float to help it hide and pick off fish with its razor sharp fangs. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say the reptile, a type of nothosaur, was about 2ft long, had … Read more
Kate Winslet showcased her newly-acquired free-dicing skills in an amazing behind-the-scenes glimpse of Avatar 2 being filmed underwater. The actress, 45, posed in a tank with a billowing cape while shooting the eagerly-anticipated sequel, due for release in 2022, in which she plays ‘a water person’ called Ronal. The striking shot, shared by the film’s producer … Read more
Kate Winslet recently revealed she can hold her breath for over seven minutes since learning free-diving for 2021’s Avatar 2. And a behind-the-scenes glimpse from filming, shared by producer Jon Landau, showed just how skilled the actress, 45, has become as she strutted underwater with a billowing cape while shooting the eagerly-anticipated sequel. The British … Read more
Priest violently plunges crying baby into water in front of his horrified mother during wild baptism in Cyprus Ntina Shitta was getting her baby baptised at a ceremony in Cyprus on Saturday A priest lifted the crying baby above his head and forcefully dunked it in the font The mother said the baby was left … Read more
A British World War II Tallboy bomb has exploded while being made safe underwater by Navy sappers in northwestern Poland on Tuesday. No one was injured in the incident. The 5.4-ton bomb was found September 2019 beneath a waterway leading to the port of Szczecin during work to deepen the passage. Polish Navy sappers were … Read more
‘Squidbot’ that propels itself underwater by sucking water into a pressure chamber and ejecting it could be used to develop a new form of propulsion Engineers pulled inspiration from squids to design a fast swimming robot The ‘squidbot’ sucks water into its chamber and ejects it to create a jet streams It is capable of … Read more
A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today – seeing off threats the historic city could be submerged. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and officials responsible for … Read more
A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today – seeing off threats the historic city could be submerged. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and officials responsible for … Read more
Apple is opening its first-ever floating Apple store September 10 in Singapore’s Marina Bay. And the company has now released new photos of the interior, which includes rows of trees, streaming sunlight and an underwater boardroom. When the sun is out, the massive globe’s 114 glass panels will offer 360-degree panoramic views of the Singapore … Read more
Apple is opening its first-ever floating Apple store September 10 in Singapore’s Marina Bay. The company released new photos of the interior, which includes rows of trees, streaming sunlight and an underwater boardroom. When the sun is out, the massive globe’s 114 glass panels will offer 360-degree panoramic views of the Singapore skyline and iconic … Read more