Recently, Bertie Gregory, a National Geographic Explorer and host of Animals Up Close on Disney+, observed a remarkable attempt by two humpback whales to protect a seal under attack by a pod of orcas in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. National Geographic reports that … Continue reading
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Each year more than 9 million tons of plastic makes its way into the oceans of the world. Plastic debris in ocean garbage patches is growing exponentially. By one estimate, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean … Continue reading
On July 30, 1942, Herbert Claudius in command of the patrol boat PC 566 was escorting passenger ship passenger ship Robert E. Lee in the Gulf of Mexico, southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The German U-boat U-166 … Continue reading
Wonderful footage from National Geographic of the HMS Bounty’s maiden voyage in 1960 by photographer Luis Marden. … Continue reading
So you want to build an unsinkable passenger liner? Well, there is an app for that! OK, not really, but National Geographic has developed a free “Building the Titanic” app for the iPad, which looks at the construction of the ship. Preview … Continue reading
For those in the US, the National Geographic Channel is featuring a a program “Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes” this evening at 10PM. Looks interesting. Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes … Continue reading
The Hawaiian islands and the West Coast of the United States suffered relatively minor damage in Friday’s tsunami. What would a tsunami created by a major eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano be like? National Geographic presents a chilling simulation. Thanks to Linda … Continue reading