Marine Science
Shark Attacks: In low… but we are still scared?
By Scuba Herald at July 29, 2007 | 6:08 am | 0 Comment
Fearful swimmers can breathe a little easier this summer knowing that the odds of being attacked by a shark are far less than their chances of being hit by a car, a boat or even lightning, according to statistics compiled by the Shark Research Center at the University of Florida. Twenty-three shark attacks have been reported so far this year, 15 of them in the United more...
Claims sunken warship finally found
By Scuba Herald at May 30, 2007 | 5:08 am | 0 Comment
A BRITISH maritime researcher claims to have solved one of Australia's greatest wartime mysteries by locating the wreck of HMAS Sydney. Timothy Akers also says he has discovered the whereabouts of the German raider Kormoran that sank the Sydney off the coast of Western Australia in November 1941, killing all 645 men on board. However, Mr Akers' claims have been more...
Sea Serpent Caught On Tape
By Scuba Herald at May 5, 2007 | 4:50 am | 0 Comment
It's not the Loch Ness Monster or the Creature from the Black Lagoon, but a creature recently caught on tape by a Florida diver does have scientists scratching their heads. A Florida diver has discovered what appears to be a giant unknown variety of marine worm on an underwater ledge a mile offshore. Jay Garbose is an underwater videographer who has traveled the world more...
Thanks Costa Rica! No more Whales and dolphins killing
By Scuba Herald at January 25, 2007 | 11:42 pm | 0 Comment
Over the weekend the Costa Rican President Oscar Arias along with Environmental Minister Robert Dobles signed a decree that would protect whales and dolphins from being hunted in the large Costa Rican waters. The decree details that any pursuit, capture, injury, netting or commercialization of any whale and dolphin groups in the Costa Rican sea boundaries is forbidden, more...
Stranded Australian submarine crew rescued
By Scuba Herald at December 12, 2006 | 6:41 am | 0 Comment
Divers have rescued two crew who spent 15 hours on the seabed in a stranded rescue submarine off Australia's west coast, the military said on Tuesday. Divers have rescued two crew who spent 15 hours on the seabed in a stranded rescue submarine off Australia's west coast, the military said on Tuesday. The Australian Submarine Rescue Vehicle (ASRV) Remora ran into more...
Toxin From Coral-reef Bacteria Could Become Next-generation Cancer Drug
By Scuba Herald at May 21, 2012 | 1:49 pm | 0 Comment
U-M Life Sciences Institute researchers David Sherman and Janet Smith led a cross-disciplinary team that uncovered new functions for an ancient, well-known family of proteins found in many organisms, from microbes to humans. The discovery of new roles for the GNAT family of proteins adds weapons to the arsenal of "synthetic biologists" who rearrange the building blocks of more...
