Researchers were stunned last week when a gray whale was sighted in Israel. It is believed to be the first such sighting outside the Pacific Ocean in 300 years! Typically, gray whales are only found in the Pacific Ocean. After years of hunting, they vanished in the North Atlantic around the 17th or 18th centuries. [...]
November 26, 2009 – 1:28 pm
Are you one of those people who are fascinated by outer-space and the abysmal depths of the deep blue? One who lives for the mysteries? If so check out this news from the bottom of the ocean… A report released last Sunday recorded 17,650 species living below 656 feet. This is the point where sunlight [...]
January 15, 2009 – 12:08 pm
Governor of Alaska and former VP contender Sarah Palin wants to remove the Beluga Whale from the Endangered Species list. So the State of Alaska has filed a lawsuit against the federal government. Enough said! Leave the Beluga alone!
December 29, 2008 – 9:39 am
This unique undersea creature is called Siphonophorae. Although it appears to be a single organism, it is actually a colony of genetically-identical jelly creatures. Some colonies can reach up to 40 meters in length!
August 24, 2008 – 7:58 am
As the world’s population is ever expanding, and conflict over land resources might intensify over the years, humanity is need of new habitable terrain. One of these options is the premise of underwater cities. Imagine a city full of people lying on the seabed. Our first association is Atlantis, but future underwater projects don’t have [...]
August 18, 2008 – 9:40 am
A bold idea is suggesting to increase the spread of ocean-dwelling algae in order to fight global warming. The premise is simple: algae produce their nutrients through the process of photosynthesis (like most plants do), and CO2 is a vital component in this process, thus more algae will result in less CO2 in the atmosphere. [...]
