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☆ SpongeBob Lives in a Pineapple. These Sharks Live in Sponges.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Darren Incorvaia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

John Pogonoski, an ichthyologist in Australia, wasn’t about to be fooled by any moray eels. He knew the serpentine fish like to hide among the nooks and crannies of large sponges. But as he surveyed sponges collected from a remote seabed off the coast of Western Australia, he stumbled on a complete surprise — a small shark tail poking out of a sponge’s cavernous body. “Sponges, though, this is new.”The word “shark” may conjure images of gargantuan great whites or hefty hammerheads. The banded sand catshark, maxing out around a foot and a half in length, is on the smaller end of the spectrum.

Persons: John Pogonoski, Atelomycterus, Pogonoski, ”, David Shiffman Organizations: Commonwealth Scientific, Industrial Research Organization, CSIRO, Fish Biology, Arizona State University Locations: Australia, Western Australia

☆ Fact Check-Image seemingly showing recent Julian Assange photograph in prison is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An image purporting to show a leaked photograph of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange in prison is generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Users shared the image seemingly showing a close-up photograph of Assange with his eyes closed and wearing a sullied off-white cloth, with some claiming that it shows a legitimate leaked image of Assange in prison. One tweet sharing the image read, “A latest picture of Julian Assange! In a comment to Reuters, the individual who created the image (@TheErrantFriend) said that he created the image “to evoke a visceral response” to Assange’s imprisonment. This image of Assange is AI-generated.

☆ Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Natalie Thomas/SINGAPORE, March 29 (Reuters) - Rapidly melting Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing down the flow of water through the world's oceans, and could have a disastrous impact on global climate, the marine food chain and even the stability of ice shelves, new research has found. The "overturning circulation" of the oceans, driven by the movement of denser water towards the sea floor, helps deliver heat, carbon, oxygen and vital nutrients around the globe. But deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40% by 2050, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Ocean overturning allows nutrients to rise up from the bottom, with the Southern Ocean supporting about three-quarters of global phytoplankton production, the base of the food chain, said a second study co-author, Steve Rintoul. Reporting by David Stanway; Additional reporting by Gloria Dickie in London; Editing by Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Climate report shows Australia will see more extreme weather events, putting strain on economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN Business —Australia will continue to see a spike in extreme rainfall and heat, as well as more dangerous fire events, its government agencies warned Wednesday. In a biennial climate report, Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the Bureau of Meteorology said it had already found “an increase in extreme heat events, intense heavy rainfall, longer fire seasons and sea level rise” recently. The changes are happening more rapidly and will put further pressure on Australia to transition its economy away from fossil fuels, the agencies warned. Australia has seen the devastating effects of the climate crisis up close recently, from marine heat waves that have caused mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef to extreme weather events including flooding. Over the past 50 years, “climate-induced extreme weather events including drought, fires, and floods have cost Australian communities an estimated 120 billion [Australian dollars] ($79.8 billion),” according to the Minderoo Foundation.

☆ (foto, video) Luna sângerie de ieri a creat spectacol pe cer. Cum a fost văzut acest fenomen din mai multe colțuri ale lumii
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

(foto, video) Luna sângerie de ieri a creat spectacol pe cer. Cum a fost văzut acest fenomen din mai multe colțuri ale lumiiIeri, 26 mai 2021, pe cer s-a întâmplat un spectacol, iar „vinovată” de aceasta se face Luna Roșie, intitulată științific și Super Luna sângerie. Acest fenomen este foarte așteptat de astronomi și amatorii de astrologie, pentru că are loc doar atunci când Soarele, Pământul și Luna se aliniază perfect. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matheus Zingano (@matheuszingano)View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charlie (@chazrbchef)View this post on Instagram A post shared by NASA (@nasa)View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anastassiya.7117 🇰🇿🇦🇺 (@anastassiya.7117)View this post on Instagram A post shared by Club De Nutrición Fitness (@nutrifitnesshv)View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrea Casalenuovo (@andrea.casalenuovo)View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ara’s Photography (@tus_nua21)View this post on Instagram A post shared by Martin Dolan (@martin_dolan_photography)Iar întrucât eclipsa nu a putut fi vizibilă din Europa, ESA a difuzat un live stream cu imaginile lunii de la CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, agenția națională pentru științe a Australiei) și de la instalația de urmărire a spațiului a ESA din New Norcia, Australia de Vest. Livestreamul ESA a fostcomentat de mai mulți astronomi și oameni de știință invitați.

Persons: Roșie, 🇰🇿🇦🇺 Organizations: sângerie Locations: New

☆ Specia ''rechinul pierdut'', catalogată ''posibil extinctă'', iar un delfin din Amazon este în pericol
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Cea mai recentă listă face referire la 31 de noi extincţii, printre care mai multe specii de broaşte şi peste 10 feluri de peşti de apă dulce, scrie agerpres.ro ''Acest lucru arată că lumea se află sub o presiune imensă'', a declarat Craig Hilton-Taylor, conducătorul departamentului care se ocupă de întocmirea Listei Roşii, pentru Reuters. ''Scopul Listei Roşii este de a încerca să atragem atenţia la specii şi să stopăm dispariţia acestora, dar câteodată procesul avansează prea rapid'', a mai precizat acesta.Aşa numitul ''rechin pierdut'', care trăieşte în Marea Chinei de Sud, a fost descoperit oficial abia anul trecut pe baza unor specimene cu o vechime de câteva decenii. ''Există raze de speranţă, poveşti minore care ne arată ce se poate face'', a spus Hilton-Taylor, din cadrul IUCN. ''Ştim ce să facem, ştim ce specii sunt ameninţate. Este vorba doare despre cum să intensificăm eforturile'', a mai spus acesta.

Persons: Craig Hilton, Taylor, White, Hilton Organizations: Reuters, White, Australian National Fish Collection, Commonwealth, Research Locations: Chinei de Sud, Reuters.IUCN, Amazon, America Centrală, Sud, Europa, Poloniei, Belarusului

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