llbwwb:

Sea Stack Reflections by Nina (by alpenglowtravelers)

I want to go to there…

llbwwb:

Vedi certe cose e…… (by jpalex )

observedofallobservers:

theatlantic:

Chart of the Day: How Deep Did James Cameron Dive?

We know and love xkcd, created by Randall Munroe, for doing these sort of big, information-rich treatments on other subjects, including space, movie plots, and the Internet. Here’s his take on the world’s lakes and oceans, where we see the incredible depths of the Pacific’s Marianas Trench, the seas’ lowest point (about as far down as Deepwater Horizon drilled), which makes the “Great” Lakewe grew up near seem like a puddle. With both The Abyss and Titanic getting coy references, the comic also does a wonderful job of reminding us of Cameron’s obsession with the ocean. He was down in the Marianas, after all, to shoot footage for yet another film.

xkcd is the best.

Xkcd makes my Monday, Wednesday, & Friday. It is sad actually.

guardian:

Photograph: NASA

This image shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 to December 2007. See more satellite images of the earth in our gallery.

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lickypickystickyfree:

What is causing the waves in California to glow?

Glowing waves in California are attracting surfers and kayakers, but what is causing this eerie, otherworldly phenomenon?

It looks like something from the movie “Avatar”: ocean waters that light up like neon glow sticks when they splash. Beaches across southern California have recently been alight with eerie, glowing waves. What could be causing such an otherworldly phenomenon?  

A recent report by Discovery News has provided an answer. According to marine biologist Jorge Ribas, the glowing is caused by a massive red tide, or algal bloom, of bioluminescent phytoplankton called Lingulodinium polyedrum. The microorganisms emit light as a response to stress, such as when a wave crashes into the shore, a surfboard slashes through the surf, or a kayaker’s paddle splashes the water. The result is a wickedly cool glowing ocean.

check out the cool youtube videos here

(Source: lickypickystickyme)

We are all part ocean.

theamericanscholar:

The Daily Scholar: Ocean

We are all part ocean. That’s how connected we are to the sea. Even folks who live in the Midwest are part ocean. We are briny beings. Our bodies make much of salty water, sea water, saline solution. Besides being part-sea, we come from the sea. Life on earth, I mean, began in the ocean—as aggregating organic molecules, some 3.4 to 3.8 billion years ago…

Priscilla Long publishes a weekly column with us called Science Frictions. Her essay “Genome Tome,” which appeared in our Summer 2005 issue, won the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing.

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life:

I highly doubt any of us would want to go swimming if we saw this guy in the water…

This photo shows a giant stingray that was captured near Kratie, Cambodia, in 2008.

(see more — Freakishly Huge Animals)

inothernews:

ASHEN OCEAN   A photo released Monday by the Spanish Civil Guard shows the spread of ash from an underwater volcano off the coast of the Spanish island of El Hierro, in the Canary Islands. (Photo: Spanish Civil Guard via EPA / The Wall Street Journal)

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Into the Deep

(via theparisreview)

A cool meditation on “what lies beneath.”

Long-Distance Drive-Through — the great migration of the Serengeti, Pacific Ocean edition.

Source: Discover Galleries / 8 Amazing Animal Migrations: via scienceisbeauty

From Jason deCaires Taylor’s Silent Evolution - via Inhabitat (via 

abcsoupdot)

allcreatures:

Sea Anemones are a group of water dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria

Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic.

OGLE WAVE   A young man stands on the edge of the rock face, bracing himself as a massive wave thunders towards him, at North Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.  (Photo: Rex Features via the Telegraph) (via inothernews)

Dolphins surfing

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