technology

Norwegian company Ulstein have launched a ship powered by a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) to generate vast amounts of clean, safe electricity. This enables the vessel to operate as a mobile power/charging station for a new...

Seals use their whiskers to sense food by tracking the vortices left by potential prey, for example by fish swimming. The authors of a soon-to-be-published paper have used observations of seals to build a 3-D printed sensor that can be...

The Avelo scuba set is significantly lighter than standard scuba systems, yet gives more bottom time! This new cylinder offers immediately perfect neutral buoyancy independent of depth changes. Avelo aim to redefine the way we dive by providing the freedom...

It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what goes on at the underwater face of Greenland’s glaciers is a mystery to science. 

Not all humans are morning people. Neither, according to a new study, are all sperm whales - at least when it comes to foraging for food. The research, led by the University of East...

At 9 foot long, not including the tail, tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Harry Lindo is not exactly on the small side.  It’s not Harry’s size that is exciting scientists and shark enthusiasts, nor a photograph taken in 2009 by Ian...

A pioneering system for building artificial reefs is ideal for restoring complex marine environments. One of its most important roles is to help protect vulnerable fish stocks and other marine species whose habitats are at risk.