‘Squidbot’ that propels itself underwater by sucking water into a pressure chamber and ejecting it could be used to develop a new form of propulsion Engineers pulled inspiration from squids to design a fast swimming robot The ‘squidbot’ sucks water into its chamber and ejects it to create a jet streams It is capable of … Read more
A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today, bringing relief and smiles to the lagoon city following years of repeated flooding. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and … Read more
Apple is opening its first-ever floating Apple store September 10 in Singapore’s Marina Bay. And the company has now released new photos of the interior, which includes rows of trees, streaming sunlight and an underwater boardroom. When the sun is out, the massive globe’s 114 glass panels will offer 360-degree panoramic views of the Singapore … Read more
Apple is opening its first-ever floating Apple store September 10 in Singapore’s Marina Bay. The company released new photos of the interior, which includes rows of trees, streaming sunlight and an underwater boardroom. When the sun is out, the massive globe’s 114 glass panels will offer 360-degree panoramic views of the Singapore skyline and iconic … Read more
Scientists are cooking up a madcap scheme to eradicate hurricanes using underwater bubbles. The plan involves creating a ‘bubble net’ from a pipeline of compressed air strung between two ships or buoys and submerged 300 feet below the ocean surface. In theory, the bubbles would take cold water up to the surface, replacing the warm … Read more
Take a dive on the wild side with these stunning underwater shots. They are the winning images in the Underwater Photography Guide’s Ocean Art Safe Under the Sea photo contest. There were 12 categories in total including ‘wide-angle’, ‘portrait’, ‘cold water’, ‘shipwrecks’ and ‘underwater conservation’ with entries pouring in from 79 countries. The overall winning image, which also … Read more
Rebel Wilson takes the plunge in a cleavage-baring swimsuit as she shows off her 18kg weight loss in a stunning underwater photo shoot By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:39 BST, 16 August 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 16 August 2020 Australian actress Rebel Wilson has worked hard over the past eight months … Read more
Ethereal images of underwater models are captured by a photographer who holds her breath for minutes at a time to secure the mesmerising shots Lexi Laine, from Brighton, uses natural light through the water to set the scene for her otherworldly images Photographer has to hold her breath for three and a half minutes in … Read more
Flash floods have left a town underwater as torrential rain and thunderstorms sweep across Wales. Parts of Britain face more than two months’ worth of rain in just three hours today as forecasters said the ten-day heatwave will continue until at least Friday, bringing temperatures of up to 99F (37C) this afternoon. Aberystwyth in Wales … Read more
Endangered sperm whales are less likely to forage for food at dawn in some areas of the Mediterranean, underwater robotic equipment has revealed. Unmanned underwater robots equipped with acoustic monitors recorded the sperm whale sounds over several months and thousands of miles of ocean. Sperm whales emit distinct ‘clicks’ to sense objects from reflected sound waves … Read more