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New 3D scans reveal stunning details of Shackleton’s doomed Endurance expedition to Antarctica

The intricate details of the sunken Endurancethe ship lost on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s doomed 1914 Antarctic expedition, have been revealed through 3D scans and underwater photographs. The images, taken by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trustprovide a close-up look at the 144-foot-long (44 meters) ship that had been hidden under ice and the frigid waters of […]

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Watch bioluminescent algal blooms trigger electric-blue waves off San Diego coast in stunning new footage

Videographers have captured incredible footage of one of the largest tidal blooms of glowing algae ever recorded in Southern California. The dazzling ocean light show, which appeared off the coast of San Diego, is featured in “San Diego: America’s Wildest City,” an episode from the Emmy and Peabody-winning PBS series “Nature.” The light show was […]

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Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and all

Heterodontus galeatus sharks eating various urchins – YouTube Watch On Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia’s far south coast. Native to temperate waters around New South Wales, the urchins have expanded their range south as oceans warm. There, they devour kelp and invertebrates, leaving barren habitats in their wake. Lobsters […]