OCEAN CURRANTS STALLING? CHANGING? WEATHER MOVING TOWARDS AN ICE AGE?

DAILY MAIL SCIENCE : CLIMATE CHANGE by Jonathan Chadwick - Assistant Science and Technology Editor.

 
Excerpt: A new study by experts at University of Gothenburg and the German Alfred Wegener Institute reveals that rapidly melting freshwater ice in the Arctic could be one cause. This melted ice could weaken or even cause a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – Earth's vast system of ocean currents.

Described as 'the conveyor belt of the ocean', AMOC transports warm water near the ocean's surface northwards from the tropics up to the northern hemisphere, keeping Europe, the UK and the US east coast temperate.

If and when AMOC does collapse, much of the northern hemisphere, including Europe and North America, could experience harsh, freezing cold winters.

But study author Dr Céline Heuzé, senior lecturer in climatology at the University of Gothenburg, said it's 'scary' that the exact effects of weaker global ocean circulation are as yet unknown.

FLYING SPAGETTI MONSTER AND FIFTY - OR WAS THAT ONE HUNDRED? - OTHER NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES

DAILY MAIL : 50 NEW SPECIES OFF COAST OF CHILI  some good videos of the newly discovered deep see creatures here!  Article by William Hunter

Excerpt: Along this 1,800-mile (2,900km) ocean mountain range the researchers observed 160 species - almost a third of which were new to science. 

Dr Javier Sellanes of the Universidad Católica del Norte, said: 'The astonishing habitats and animal communities that we have unveiled during these two expeditions constitute a dramatic example of how little we know about this remote area.'

TWENTY MINUTE CONVERSATION WITH HUMPBACKED WHALE MAY LEAD TO COMMUNICATING WITH ALIENS IN SPACE

DAILY MAIL SCIENCE : 20 MINUTE CONVERSATION WITH WHALE - ALIENS  by William Hunter

Excerpt: 38-year-old whale named Twain 'spoke' with the researchers from the SETI Institute and UC Davis by responding to a pre-recorded 'contact call'. 

GREY WHALE NOT SEEN IN ATLANTIC FOR 200 YEARS DOCUMENTED SWIMMING PAST NANTUCKET : CLIMATE CHANGE

DAILY MAIL UK : EXTINCT FROM ATLANTIC FOR 200 YEARS : GREY WHALE : CLIMATE CHANGE 

Excerpts:

'The Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific through the Arctic Ocean in Canada, has regularly been ice-free in the summertime in recent years, partly due to rising global temperatures,' the aquarium said.

This means that more gray whales could potentially travel the Northwest Passage during the summer when normally they would have been blocked.

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O'Brien, an associate research scientist with the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, said the animal's arrival off New England serves 'as a reminder of how quickly marine species respond to climate change, given the chance.'

So how can you tell a gray whale apart from its counterparts?

Unlike the humpback whale, which is more commonly sighted in New England, gray whales can be identified by their lack of a dorsal fin and mottled appearance. 

They also sound different; gray whales make gurgles, grunts and croaks while humpback wales produce what is known as 'songs' as it is reminiscent of human vocals.

18th CENTURY SHIP - HMS ENDEAVER - CAPTAIN COOK'S SUNKEN SHIP FOUND! NEWPORT HARBOR

 DAILY MAIL : CAPTAIN COOK'S SUNKEN SHIP FOUND!

250 years have gone by but what remains of the HMS Endeaver has been found in NewPort Harbor. the Australian National Maritime Museum people accept that this is the ship.  This article from February 2022 has some wonderful photos and graphics such as the ship's route.

Excerpt: Originally lauched in 1764 as the Eart of Pembroke, the ship was renamed Endeavour in 1768 by Britain's Royal Navy and prepared for a major scientific voyage to the Pacific.

From 1768 to 1771 Endeavor sailed the South Pacific, primarily to record the transit of Venus in Tahiti in 1769.

Cook then sailed it around the South Pacific searching for 'the Great Southern Land' charting the coast of New Zealand and Australia's eastern coastline before claiming the land for Great Britain on August 22, 1770.

NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE OCEAN?

DAILY MAIL : IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE OCEANS BY 2050 by Jonathan Chadwick

Excerpt: Although humans have greatly altered sea life to its detriment in the past, the researchers found evidence of the remarkable resilience of marine life.

This include particularly spectacular cases of recovery7, such as the humpback whale, which was brought to the brink of extinction in the 1960's, with just a few hundred surviving in the wild, a result of commercial whaling.

BIOLUMINESCENT ALGAE MAKES SWIMMING DOLPHINS GLOW

DAILY MAIL SCIENCE : SWIMMING DOLPHINS BIOLUMINESCENT GLOW

Excerpt: According to Mr. (Patrick) Coyne, the footage was challenging to film and required the perfect conditions - with bioluminescence being both difficult to spot and inherently short-lived in nature.

The glowing effect, often referred to as 'the fire of the sea', is produced by microscopic, single-celled organisms known as dinoflagellates, specifically those of the species Noctiluca scintillans.

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Check out the amazing photos and video at the link.  The photographer Patrick Coyne explains how difficult it was to film.

BLUE WHALE SNEEZES SNOT AT RESEARCHER

DAILY MAIL : BLUE WHALE SNEEZES SNOT

Ewe!  But good.
Great video... and article.
EXCERPT: Mr. Miller added that the SnotBot drone allows scientists to get vital information from the precious whales - include DNA, hormone and microbiome samples which offer clues about the mammal's ecology and habitat - without any invasive procedures.