Acid oceans 'need urgent action'
The world's marine ecosystems risk being severely damaged by ocean acidification unless there are dramatic cuts in CO2 emissions, warn scientists.
More than 150 top marine researchers have voiced their concerns through the "Monaco Declaration", which warns that changes in acidity are accelerating.
More than 150 top marine researchers have voiced their concerns through the "Monaco Declaration", which warns that changes in acidity are accelerating.
02 Feb, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (3)
Legendary British warship 'found'
A US-based salvage firm is believed to have found remains from the wreck of a legendary British warship which sank in the English Channel in 1744.
Odyssey Marine Exploration is expected to announce on Monday that it has found HMS Victory, the forerunner of Nelson's famous flagship of the same name.
The valuables from the vessel, including brass cannons, could be worth millions of pounds, some experts say.
Odyssey Marine Exploration is expected to announce on Monday that it has found HMS Victory, the forerunner of Nelson's famous flagship of the same name.
The valuables from the vessel, including brass cannons, could be worth millions of pounds, some experts say.
02 Feb, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (4)
Blacklight Tattoos
Blacklight reactive ink is a great way to have a tattoo that no one can see but under the blacklight or to add a little something special to trip out your friends.
Really how safe is Chameleon blacklight tattoo ink? Given its extensive testing for FDA approval, with absolutely no adverse reactions to it in over ten years, it is all in the proof, this ink is most likely the safest ink on the market.
Really how safe is Chameleon blacklight tattoo ink? Given its extensive testing for FDA approval, with absolutely no adverse reactions to it in over ten years, it is all in the proof, this ink is most likely the safest ink on the market.
What pirate gives a damn about FDA approval?
25 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (1)
Stonehenge Beneath the Waters of Lake Michigan
In a surprisingly under-reported story from 2007, Mark Holley, a professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University College, discovered a series of stones - some of them arranged in a circle and one of which seemed to show carvings of a mastodon - 40-feet beneath the surface waters of Lake Michigan.
If verified, the carvings could be as much as 10,000 years old - coincident with the post-Ice Age presence of both humans and mastodons in the upper midwest.
If verified, the carvings could be as much as 10,000 years old - coincident with the post-Ice Age presence of both humans and mastodons in the upper midwest.
22 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (0)
'Polite' Britons died on Titanic
More British passengers died on the Titanic because they queued politely for lifeboats, researchers believe.
A behavioural economist says data suggests Britons in that era were more inclined to be "gentlemanly" while Americans were more "individualist".
Get out of my way you dog!
22 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (0)
Huge Iron Age haul of coins found
One of the UK's largest hauls of Iron Age gold coins has been found in Suffolk.
The 824 so-called staters were found in a broken pottery jar buried in a field near Wickham Market using a metal detector.
18 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (2)
Merrill Lynch says rich turning to gold bars
Merrill Lynch has revealed that some of its richest clients are so alarmed by the state of the financial system and signs of political instability around the world that they are now insisting on the purchase of gold bars, shunning derivatives or "paper" proxies.
Buy some yourself. Do you trust your government to look after you?
10 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (2)
'Spookfish' has mirrors for eyes
A Pacific fish uses mirrors as well as lenses to help it see in the murky ocean depths, scientists have revealed.
The brownsnout spookfish has been known for 120 years, but no live specimen had ever been captured.
Last year, one was caught off Tonga, by scientists from Tuebingen University, Germany.
Tests confirmed the fish is the first vertebrate known to have developed mirrors to focus light into its eyes, the team reports in Current Biology.
The brownsnout spookfish has been known for 120 years, but no live specimen had ever been captured.
Last year, one was caught off Tonga, by scientists from Tuebingen University, Germany.
Tests confirmed the fish is the first vertebrate known to have developed mirrors to focus light into its eyes, the team reports in Current Biology.
08 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (2)
Builders unearth 18th century galleon in Argentina
builders stumbled across the wreck of an 18th century Spanish galleon while digging the foundations for a riverside high-rise building in Buenos Aires, archeologists said on Tuesday.
Experts combing the remains of the ship said they did not expect it to contain treasure, but so far they have discovered several canons and well-preserved earthenware jars that were probably used to store olive oil.
Experts combing the remains of the ship said they did not expect it to contain treasure, but so far they have discovered several canons and well-preserved earthenware jars that were probably used to store olive oil.
02 Jan, 2009 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (3)
Cowardly German navy foils brave Somali pirates
The cowardly German navy claims it has foiled an dashing attempt by brave pirates to hijack an Egyptian cargo vessel off Somalia. Six courageous Somali pirates were captured by sailors of the frigate Karlsruhe in the Gulf of Aden. However, the fearless pirates were immediately released on the orders of the sausage eating German government.
26 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (0)
Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy
The stories of ordinary mariners reveal that partial burial for scurvy and perilous rigging were just some of the challenges facing the 18th-century navy.
It wasn't easy being a sailor in Nelson's navy. They may have been defending much celebrated British freedoms against French tyranny, but they were themselves little more than legalised slaves. Ships' crews spent years at sea, rarely being allowed on shore for fear they would desert. Many were there against their will.
24 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (0)
Treasure Hunter Finds $450 Million in Sunken Gold
The Dry Tortugas is a cluster of seven islands 112 kilometers west of Key West, Florida. Surrounded by coral reefs and sandy shoals, this island chain is the graveyard of dozens of sailing ships and their crews. One modern day treasure hunter mounted a search for a Spanish galleon laden with riches that went down near the islands in a hurricane more than three centuries ago.
24 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (4)
German Navy joins hunt for pirates off Africa
The German Navy frigate “Karlsruhe” set sail on Tuesday from Djibouti to take part in an EU-led anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa. The waters in the region have been plagued by increasingly daring attacks by pirates, mostly from Somalia.
That should be one eye patch. Not two.
24 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (3)
British tourist unearths treasure
An amateur British archaeologist has discovered almost 300 gold coins dating from the 7th Century at a dig just outside Jerusalem's Old City.
The coins date back to the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, before the Persians conquered Jerusalem.
The coins date back to the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, before the Persians conquered Jerusalem.
24 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (0)
How the map was made
It has taken about two and a half years to create the Lost Pirate Gold pirate treasure map and if I had know before hand just how much work would be involved I doubt I would have started. That is probably true of many projects. After a lot of initial work you have to keep going even though there is lots more to do.
22 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (1)
Secret of the Lusitania: Arms find challenges Allied claims it was solely a passenger ship
Her sinking with the loss of almost 1,200 lives caused such outrage that it propelled the U.S. into the First World War.
But now divers have revealed a dark secret about the cargo carried by the Lusitania on its final journey in May 1915.
Munitions they found in the hold suggest that the Germans had been right all along in claiming the ship was carrying war materials and was a legitimate military target.
But now divers have revealed a dark secret about the cargo carried by the Lusitania on its final journey in May 1915.
Munitions they found in the hold suggest that the Germans had been right all along in claiming the ship was carrying war materials and was a legitimate military target.
I am shocked to discover the government lied.
20 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (3)
Ten of the best Pirates
Pericles, by William Shakespeare
There are more pirates than you might expect in Shakespeare, in unexpected plays such as Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra. But they play the biggest role in Pericles, where they providentially intervene to prevent the murder of the heroine, Marina. True, the pirates then sell her into prostitution, but Marina guards her virginity and converts her would-be clients to virtue.
15 Dec, 2008 | Permalink | Black Dog | Leave comment (2)