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Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker

Some of the 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil inside a sunken Philippine tanker has started to leak into Manila Bay, the coast guard said Saturday, as they raced to avoid an environmental catastrophe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 27th, 2024

Waste into gold: Oyster shells repurposed as magic "Seawool"

Growing up on Taiwan's west coast where mollusk farming is popular, Eddie Wang saw discarded oyster shells transformed from waste to function—a memory that inspired him to create a unique and environmentally friendly fabric called "Seawool"......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 12th, 2024

Landslide triggers megatsunami in narrow fjord

It was a monster wave that hit a fjord on Greenland's east coast on 16 September 2023. In certain places, the traces of the flooding reached 200 meters high. Researchers led by Angela Carrillo Ponce from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GF.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

I tested the Ryzen 5 9600X against the best budget gaming CPU — here’s the winner

AMD's new Ryzen 5 9600X wants to be the next go-to budget gaming CPU, but it doesn't manage to beat the old guard......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Ten years of research shows chlamydia vaccine can save lives of wild koalas

The largest and longest-ever survey of wild koalas has confirmed a chlamydia vaccine, developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast, can protect the animals from developing and dying from the disease......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Former Hurricane Debby Stalls, Causing Heavy Rains and Flooding along East Coast

Some parts of the southeastern U.S. have seen more than a foot of rain from Tropical Storm Debby, and rain will keep moving up the coast in the coming days.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsAug 8th, 2024

Four killed after Storm Debby hits Florida coast

Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, killing at least four people and threatening southeastern US states with heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

Debby now a hurricane, threatens Florida, other parts of US southeast

Debby strengthened into a hurricane late Sunday as it bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast with potential for history-making levels of rain and major flooding, prompting evacuation orders......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 5th, 2024

SpaceX lines up next 2 Space Coast launches on Friday and Saturday

SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it's set to go another round......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

SpaceX moving Dragon splashdowns to Pacific to solve falling debris problem

"We've decided to shift Dragon recovery operations back to the West Coast." Enlarge / A Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station in 2022. The section of the spacecraft on the left is the pressurize.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 29th, 2024

Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker

Some of the 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil inside a sunken Philippine tanker has started to leak into Manila Bay, the coast guard said Saturday, as they raced to avoid an environmental catastrophe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 27th, 2024

New clam species discovered in South Africa"s kelp forest

A new study sheds light on the unexplored diversity of galeommatoidean bivalves, a little-known group of marine mollusks, from the western coast of South Africa......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 26th, 2024

Philippines races to avoid "environmental catastrophe" from oil spill

The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday raced to offload 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an "environmental catastrophe" in Manila Bay......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 26th, 2024

Going deeper for healthy offshore reefs in Storm Bay

Scientists have used high-tech underwater robots to take a closer look at the deep offshore reefs on the east coast of Bruny Island in Tasmania and have revealed the seabed biodiversity there for the first time......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

Get ready to see a lot of iPads on college football sidelines this season

If you’re a college football fan, you’ll see a lot of iPads on the sidelines this year. Both the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) have announced that they are teaming up with Apple to bring the iPad Pro and iPad A.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Apple"s batterygate settlement fund didn"t have enough money to pay a $92.17 check

So much for being the world's most valuable company. An iPhone "batterygate" settlement check has bounced and allegedly because of insufficient funds.The bounced check that will bring down Apple. (Source: First Coast News)Maybe those falling sales i.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark being struck by a boat

Hours after tagging an endangered basking shark off the coast of Ireland in April, researchers captured what they believe is the first ever video of a shark or any large marine animal being struck by a boat......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Woodchip bioreactor helps reduce pesticide run-off from horticulture greenhouses

Pesticides seeping out of intensive horticulture into waterways have long-concerned NSW north coast communities. Now a new Southern Cross University study provides evidence that bioreactors can significantly limit this toxic run-off......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 23rd, 2024

UK village fights to turn back tide of climate change

Kevin Jordan thought he would spend his retirement listening to the sound of the sea at his home on the Norfolk coast in eastern England......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 20th, 2024

New Texas trends survey highlights power outages and preparedness in the shadow of Hurricane Beryl

As Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast continue recovering from Hurricane Beryl, a new survey from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University is providing insight into Texans' past experiences with extreme weather, including prolonged power.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Moonlit scramble across the sand for Turkey"s booming baby turtle population

The baby loggerhead sea turtles emerged from their eggshells and began their first challenge in life: a wobbly dash across the sand to the moonlit waters of Turkey's Mediterranean coast—sometimes with a helping hand from volunteers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024