Click Here to Read: Blue, mysterious and arriving by the millions: the alien-like creatures blanketing US beaches: Masses of ephemeral organisms known as ‘by-the-wind sailors’ wash up in a ‘blue tide’ on the west coast most years but warmer winter seas could be increasingly their numbers by Katharine Gammon on the Guardian Website on April 5, 2024.
Velella velella image: National Marine Sanctuaries. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Click Here to Read: Lord of the Deep: For years a shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor’s riches. He’s kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan Browning on the Bloomberg website on November 16, 2023.
Ship wreck Numidia (1901), front deck view, Big Brother Island, Red Sea Image: W. Strickling Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Click Here to Read: Nobel Prize in physics won by trio who created rapid flashes of light to ‘capture the shortest of moments’ By Christian Edwards, Katie Hunt and Ed Upright on the CNN website on October 3, 2023.
Noble Prize. Image: Sculptor and engraver: Erik Lindberg (1902), Photographer: Jonathunder (2008-11-01). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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Click Here to Read: NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters. The OSIRIS-REx mission, launched in 2016, has collected as much as several hundred grams of asteroid material, which could help scientists understand the earliest stages of the Solar System By Georgina Torbet on The Verge Website on September 24, 2023,
OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Image: NASA/Keegan Barber Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
