According to UNESCO, only about 20% of the ocean floor has been mapped. That means a lot more remains to be discovered.
There could be a whole new world of unexplored ecosystems in the ocean – we just have to dive in to meet them.
Ocean secret
In the ocean”
twilight zone“Where there is only access to enough light to sustain life, there is a perfectly pristine reef that stretches for almost 2 miles (3.2 km).
Its beautiful rose-shaped reef and coral are found off the coast of Tahiti. So far, it has been completely unaffected by the climate crisis.
Warming oceans are responsible for widespread coral bleaching, and scientists predict between 70% and 90% of living corals will disappear in the next 20 years. Coral reefs are vital to the Earth’s biodiversity, providing food and habitat for many ocean creatures.
But the discovery of this reef offers hope. As
divers spend hours discovering its many wonders, the new reef may hold the secret to saving other endangered marine habitats.
Another world
Flight delays are also possible on other planets.
One
unusually strong storm postponed the 19th flight of the Ingenuity helicopter to Mars. The small helicopter and its companion, the Perseverance rover, collapsed when a regional dust storm swept through their parking space in Jezero Crater earlier in the year.
The storm has cleared, and Ingenuity is ready to take to the skies of Mars again on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Curiosity rover has made an unexpected discovery on Mars – and the potential existence of
Ancient life may be just one possible explanation to discover.
Amazing creature
If you’re familiar with the fictional character Paddington Bear, then you probably know about the real animal he’s based on – the only species of its kind to live in South America.
Bears are mysterious, rarely captured on camera, vulnerable and have declining populations due to severe drought and deforestation caused by climate change.
But conservationists have devised a way to help these cloud forest creatures,
use something they love: baby.
The oddly shaped bears aren’t the only species that researchers are trying to understand. This week, scientists cracked the above code
How giant pandas can keep their chubby appearance, despite their poor diet.
Wild Kingdom
A new type of tarantula spider has been found in Thailand, and the spider has a specific preference for where it likes to live: exclusively
hollow bamboo inside.
Thai wildlife enthusiast and YouTube star JoCho Sippawat spotted the spider during a jungle trek in Mae Tho, a village in the northwest. Completely different from all other recipes, it was named Taksinus bambus in honor of the 18th century Thai king Taksin the Great.
In other news, scientists have identified
worms kill tarantula and named it for a very different personality: actor Jeff Daniels. It’s a nod to his role in the hit classic “Arachnophobia,” a comedy-thriller where his character saves a town from spider infestation.
A long time ago
The water pipe has a long life, it seems to have existed for at least 5,000 years.
Researchers believe they have finally solved a case of confusion of identity surrounding the “egg-beater” found from a burial mound in the northern Caucasus, Russia.
The humorous extension tubes, each measuring more than a foot long, are actually the oldest surviving drinking straws in the world. These fancy thirst quenchers are made of gold and silver, decorated with figurines, and include perforated metal pieces to filter out impurities.
The straws have a special purpose: to facilitate the community
drink an incredible amount of beer.
Curiosity
Don’t miss the following attention-grabbing things:
– This 80-million-year-old dinosaur is alone,
built as a “living fortress” and hard of hearing.
– Scientists shared the time on the Doomsday Clock this week, metaphorically revealing
How humanity almost destroyed the world.
– In a diagram of the universe, astronomers have found a black hole
nurture the birth of the stars, instead of gobbling them up for dinner.
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