Category: Nature
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Cuvier’s beaked whale breaks record with 3 hour 42 minute dive
The blue whale might be one of the most enigmatic creatures on the planet, but the true megastars of the diving world are Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). They are capable of reaching depths of almost 3000 m, and calculations suggest that these relatively diminutive whales should only remain submerged for about 33 minutes before…
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Swimming in King’s Landing from Game of Thrones
In episode four of World Without Planes, we drink more Serbian moonshine on the most scenic train ride in Europe, swim in a blue cave in Dubrovnik where they shot Game of Thrones, and go cliff diving in Puglia, Italy.
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The Invisible Threat Orcas Face In Norway
Noise pollution caused by whale-watching boats and other human activity can interrupt orca communications and disorient the marine mammals. Scientists with the nonprofit Ocean Sounds are working to make Norway’s Lofoten archipelago a marine protected area, which would limit noise pollution and prevent oil drilling around the Arctic island chain.
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Disaster declaration after brain-eating amoeba found in water l GMA
Josiah McIntyre, 6, died within five days of feeling sick after from the rare but almost always fatal amoeba found in a hose pipe at his home and infects the body through the nose. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/3joGvyR
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Texas child dies from brain-eating amoeba, water testing underway
The death of a 6-year-old boy in southeast Texas has sparked an investigation into the area’s water supply. Josiah McIntyre died on September 8 in Lake Jackson, Texas from an often fatal brain-eating amoeba. Mireya Villarreal reports.
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Brain-eating amoebae are very rare, but warming waters may change that
Scientists are concerned that climate change may be making N. fowleri infections more common. “In theory as the world heats up there will be more surface water at around 30 degrees Celsius [86 degrees Fahrenheit] so there will be more N. fowleri habitat†Maciver wrote. However, many factors, not just water temperature play a role in its occurrence. There’s…
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‘My Octopus Teacher’ Stuns Audiences, Reinforces Power of Nature
In his latest documentary, My Octopus Teacher, free diver and filmmaker Craig Foster tells a unique story about his friendship and bond with an octopus in a kelp forest in Cape Town, South Africa. It’s been labeled “the love story that we need right now” by The Cut. See EcoWatch
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Swimmer Bitten on Head by Crocodile
A swimmer at Lizard Island in Queensland has reportedly been bitten on the head by a saltwater crocodile.