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
FLYING low over the Gulf of Mexico in a light aircraft, Carole Baskin’s then husband Don Lewis was brutally strangled and dumped into the frothing waves below. That’s the latest astonishing claim — made by Lewis’s lawyer — in the 23-year mystery of Don’s disappearance, a story featured in lockdown’s break-out TV hit, Netflix’s Tiger … Read more
DAWN French lives in a jaw-dropping £3m Cornwall called Point Neptune that has 30 rooms and incredible sea views. The Vicar of Dibley star lives in the coastal mansion with her daughter Billie and second husband, Mark Bignell. 15 Dawn’s home is on the coast of Cornwall and overlooks the river FoweyCredit: Alamy 15 Dawn’s … 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
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
The best reason yet to stay at home: Millions of bugs emerge from the sea and swarm over Yorkshire beach The insects appeared along the parts of beach at Cayton Bay, near Scarborough Sue Weatherill had been outside exercising when she noticed the bizarre scene Footage showed the insects covering large parts of the beach in … Read more
Five hundred deep-sea divers are drafted in to help NHS: Breathing experts volunteer to join overloaded intensive care medics to fight coronavirus More than 500 deep-sea divers bought in to bolster the NHS frontline Divers are being brought in as they have experience with breathing difficulties It comes as demand for oxygen has become ‘exceptionally … Read more
‘Long stringy stingy thingy’: Bizarre glowing tentacle-like creature made up of THOUSANDS of tiny organisms is spotted off the coast of Australia Creature is believed to be a siphonophore which looks like a single animal It is thought the outer ring has a circumference of 150ft (47metres) It has stinging tentacles and is made of … Read more
Pierce Brosnan, 66, displays his youthful physique as he hits the beach in Hawaii amid coronavirus lockdown By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 10:17 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 10:24 BST, 4 April 2020 He’s been isolating with his wife and two sons in scenic Hawaii during the coronavirus pandemic. And Pierce Brosnan took … Read more
Pictured: ‘Super-large missile’ launched by Kim Jong-un’s North Korea into the sea off Japan’s east coast in latest controversial test South Korea’s military chiefs said at least one missile fired toward Sea of Japan It was the fourth round of projectile launches this month from Pyongyang Comes as a prolonged hiatus in disarmament talks with … Read more