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Submersibles revealing mysteries of the deep sea
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» ABOARD OCEANXPLORER, Indonesia - A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 metres in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.
Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» LILLE - A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said.
Jellyfish shut French nuclear reactors amid heatwave
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/08/2025
» Electricite de France (EDF) says it has been forced to shut four atomic reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged up filter drums at its Gravelines power plant near Calais.
Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian Blake Johnston on Friday shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hours.
Australian 'pretty cooked' after smashing surfing record
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian Blake Johnston on Friday smashed the world record for the longest continuous surfing session, saying he felt "pretty cooked" after catching waves for more than 30 exhausting hours.
Mystical water underworld of past empires reopens in Istanbul
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» ISTANBUL - Justinian the Great would have been proud.
Life in the abyss, a spectacular and fragile struggle for survival
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» PARIS - Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs.
Life in the abyss, a spectacular and fragile struggle for survival
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» PARIS: Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs.
Drifting into trouble? Tiny ocean creatures with a global impact
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» PLYMOUTH, United Kingdom: The strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a child's imagination.
Sea turtles find protection from Senegal fishermen
AFP, Published on 04/07/2020
» JOAL-FADIOUTH (SENEGAL) - In a classic case of "poacher turning gamekeeper", the fishermen of Senegal have joined forces to protect one of the ocean's most endangered species -- the sea turtle.