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SHIPWRECK EMERGES FROM SAND
In 1884, a ship disappeared near Nantucket after a powerful winter storm. More than a century later, another major storm has brought part of the shipwreck back to the surfaceThe Warren Sawyer was a wooden schooner that ran aground near Nantucket in 1884 during a storm. Recent erosion from a nor’easter revealed p...- California’s beaches are disappearing — San Clemente could need 300,000 truckloads of sand as El Niño threatens an already eroding coastSan Clemente is experiencing significant coastal erosion that is diminishing beach space and threatening infrastructure. The city estimates...
- First scientific record of Sistan sand boa in India: 3 snakes found In Rajasthan’s Sikar; here’s how to identify themResearchers have identified the Sistan sand boa in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, marking its first scientific record in India. The findings, ...
- In WWII, one Scottish island became a secret British bioweapon site, stayed toxic for 50 years. Now it is a popular tourist spotA picturesque island in the Scottish Highlands, degenerated into a contaminated wasteland during the Second World War. The British governme...
- In 1934, a luxury cruise ship caught fire off New Jersey hours after its captain died; 137 people were killedOn September 8, 1934, tragedy struck the SS Morro Castle when a fire erupted shortly after the captain was discovered lifeless. The flames ...
- In 2014, New Jersey reused 7,000 cubic yards of dredged sand at Ring Island; the new nesting ground was later used by 4 threatened or at-risk shorebird speciesNew Jersey has implemented an innovative project to support nesting birds facing habitat loss due to rising sea levels. Sand dredged from w...
- US stocks: MGM Resorts shares plunge 10% as Diller’s IAC drops $18 billion bidShares of MGM Resorts fell significantly after the withdrawal of an $18 billion buyout offer from People Inc. According to Barry Diller, th...
- Since 1950, Texas has run the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry toll-free, 24 hours a day; its 18-minute crossing carries about 1.5 million vehicles each yearTransporting nearly five million passengers annually, the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry has been operating toll-free since 1950. Initially e...
- In the 1700s, a shipwreck brought hundreds of rats to an Alaskan island. 11 years after scientists removed them in 2008, seabirds returned and the ecosystem was recoveredAlaska’s Hawadax Island, formerly called Rat Island, has undergone a striking ecological transformation since invasive rats were eradicated...
- Calcutta HC dismisses 'sand mafioso' Tulu Mondal's revisional petition against arrest warrantThe Calcutta High Court dismissed Tulu Mondal's plea against his arrest warrant. Police seized nearly fifty crore rupees in cash and gold f...
- New Orleans is turning discarded bottles into coastal sand. Crushed glass is now helping rebuild shrinking wetlandsNew Orleans is using crushed glass to build new islands and strengthen wetlands. This innovative approach tackles waste and coastal erosion...
- Tiny shrimp-like creatures are moving 110 pounds of sand per meter of California beach every day, scientists say they may be reshaping the coastTiny sand hoppers on California beaches are doing far more than feeding on washed-up kelp. New research found the shrimp-like creatures can...
- In 2023, an Australian city put 76,000 recycled bottles into its roads; 25 tonnes of crushed glass replaced virgin sand in a major resurfacing trialRecycled glass roads Australia: Latrobe City Council in Traralgon, Victoria, trialed recycled glass in road resurfacing. Over 76,000 bottle...
- Rupee logs weekly decline; traders expect losses to be capped near 96 against USDThe Indian rupee witnessed a downturn this week, driven by expectations of rising global interest rates. Following fluctuations, oil prices...
- In 1901, divers recovered an ancient geared device from the Greek shipwreck. 125 years later, the Antikythera Mechanism is still revealing secrets about ancient sciencesIn 1901, divers searching a Greek shipwreck found something no one expected: a small, corroded machine packed with gears. It was the Antiky...
- On Jan 5, 2011, the USS Kittiwake was scuttled off Grand Cayman; five years later, 120,800 divers and snorkelers had visited as fish, corals, and other marine life moved inThe USS Kittiwake, once a proud Navy ship, now serves as an artificial reef off the coast of Grand Cayman, drawing in countless divers and ...
- In 1917, German submarine UC-30 sank during World War I - it’s still leaking toxic chemicals more than a century laterThe UC-30, a World War I German submarine, remains a significant source of TNT pollution in the North Sea, a century after its sinking. Sci...
- ARSBC bought HMCS Chaudière from Canada’s Defence Department for $1 plus 7 cents GST; after its reef conversion, glass tunicates came to cover much of the vesselThe Canadian warship HMCS Chaudière was acquired for a symbolic price and subsequently sunk, transforming it into a vibrant artificial reef...
- In 2019, Jordan sank a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in waters up to 92 feet deep; three years later, its fuselage and wings sheltered corals, sponges, octopuses and pufferfishAn ex-airliner has been repurposed as a lively artificial reef in the Red Sea. As marine species have swiftly inhabited the sunken plane, a...
- In 2011, North Carolina scuttled the 180-foot Coast Guard buoy tender USCGC Spar off Morehead City; divers later documented sand tiger sharks using the wreckResting peacefully on the ocean floor off North Carolina, the USCGC Spar, once a buoy tender, has transformed into a vital habitat for sand...
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