Insulin developed from the venom of a predatory sea snail could be used to create a ‘safer and more effective’ diabetes treatment, researchers claim. It mimics the ultra-fast-acting properties of the sea snail venom to lower blood sugar levels, without long-term side effects seen in other types of diabetes treatment. University of Utah led scientists … Read more
Moment tombstoner belly flops 200ft into the sea from Durdle Door before he’s pulled from the water ‘with a broken back’ Two paddle boarders rescued another diver from seabed after he jumped Witness reports that people were cheering him on before he jumped into the sea Woman who saw incident said it was ‘disgusting’ to … Read more
Pilot and passenger are saved by their plane’s emergency parachute and plucked alive from the water after crashing into the sea near Southampton Coastguard said pair were found by nearby vessel at Calshot Spit, Southampton The footage shows a large parachute attached to the back of the aircraft An emergency responder can be heard telling onlookers … Read more
Hapless jetski owner loses his CAR in the sea while trying to unload his machine Lee Dolby, 40, filmed the car bobbing along on a beach in Whitstable, Kent A second video shows locals helping the man by hoisting the car from the water He captioned his video on social media, saying the man had … Read more
Russian jets intercepted American strategic bombers as they flew over the neutral waters of the Black Sea today, reports claim. Video circulating online purports to show a Russian fighter plane approaching one of two US B1-B Lancer aircraft. Russian Su-27 and Su-30 planes were used in the mission according to Moscow officials. After the Russian … Read more
Genes in the eyes of sea snakes evolved rapidly over the course of 15 million years to allow them to see underwater, according to an international team of scientists. The aquatic reptile branched away from its terrestrial relatives when it entered the sea and has been evolving ever since to survive changing light conditions, they … Read more
Researchers develop a new computer algorithm to locate people lost at sea by modeling ‘traps’ in the water that could pull them in different directions Scientists from MIT and elsewhere developed a new search and rescue tool The computer algorithm identifies multiple ‘trap’ regions in the ocean These traps could pull people in several different … Read more
Thousands of sunseekers basked in the gorgeous May sunshine today as they hit beaches despite pleas from search and rescue chiefs to keep coastlines without lifeguards shut following three sea deaths this week. Temperatures hit 81F (27C) today, tempting bored Britons out of their homes to coastal beauty spots, including West Wittering beach in West … Read more
Heartwarming moment Spanish fishermen rescue a dolphin trapped in their net and set it free into the open sea Spanish fishermen from fishery Almadraba La Azohia freed a trapped dolphin They used a harness to lift it out of the net, into the air and freed into the sea The fisherman spent over an hour … Read more
Some corals emit a ‘sunscreen’ in the form of a dazzling colourful display in a ‘fight for survival’ against rising sea temperatures, according to new research. Coral bleaching – the process of coral expelling algae triggered by hotter waters – usually turns coral a ghostly shade of white. But some bleaching corals undergo what had … Read more