Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The underwater archaeologist Mensun Bound recounts some of the astonishing relics he has seen, as detailed in his new co-authored book, Wonders in the Deep Treasure and shipwrecks go hand in hand – but what are the most magnificent and historically significant items ever salvaged and what do they tell us about the world we live in? The underwater archaeologist Mensun Bound, who was the director of exploration on the team that discovered Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, has written a new maritime history of the world through shipwrecked objects he has encountered over the course of his career. Here, he reveals some of the most important – and quirky – items that have ever been salvaged from the sea. Continue reading...

Researchers find climate crisis aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall and deadly floods ‘We’re getting rid of everything’: floods destroy homes and lives in Czech Republic Planet-heating pollution doubled the chance of the extreme levels of rain that hammered central Europe in September, a study has found. Researchers found global heating aggravated the four days of heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in countries from Austria to Romania. Continue reading...

The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of contaminating their small spawning areas. This finding contributes to our understanding of how the species survives in small, enclosed bodies of water.

Seven states received almost half of funds for clean energy manufacturing, though there is little evidence it will deliver electorally for Democrats The seven swing states that will decide the upcoming US election have received nearly half of the torrent of clean energy manufacturing dollars unleashed by a landmark 2022 climate bill, a new analysis shows, amid stuttering Democratic efforts to translate new factory jobs into political support. Since the passage of clean energy incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a bill called the “most significant climate law in the history of mankind” by Joe Biden, nearly $150bn has been announced for a flurry of new American facilities producing electric cars, batteries and components for renewable energy. Continue reading...