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“Dancing With Sharks”: Incredible Underwater Photography By Juan Oliphant

Fri, 17 May 2019 09:32:32 +0300

Spectacular underwater shots by Juan Oliphant, a multi-talented photographer, and ocean diver based in Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States. Juan focuses mainly on the ocean and underwater photography. He received his degree in fine art and photography at BYUH in Laie Hawaii. Oliphant is also co-owner of One Ocean Diving and co-founder of Water Inspired Conservation Group.

The Tree Of Life: I Created An Underwater Electrified Artificial Reef

Fri, 04 May 2018 14:05:40 +0300

I’ve been working as a reef sculptor for the last 4 years and have made several installations that I’m proud of, but none nearly as much as this latest piece. This “Tree of Life” is an electrified artificial reef, which causes it to form a crust of limestone on its surfaces creating a bio-engineered habitat for the coral that we’ll garden across the sculpture.

15 of the Strangest Animals Living In The Ocean

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:36:07 +0300

So, as if you needed another reason to be scared of the beach this summer, the fifteen sea creatures on this list are strange and, well, some of them are also scary as hell. Of course, there are certainly a few more immediate issues to worry about, like sun exposure. For the most part, the weird sea creatures tend to live pretty deep down in the ocean so you should be relatively safe from seeing them, though a few do travel to the surface at nighttime.

The Majestic Power Of Ocean Waves By Luke Shadbolt

Tue, 10 May 2016 14:52:37 +0300

Australian photographer Luke Shadbolt has captured the ominous power of waves in his latest series, “Maelstrom.” Partially inspired by the volatile El Nino season of 2016, Shadbolt hasn’t revealed where these photos were taken, adding to the universality of the shots. He explains the series in the following way on his site:

The Idea For How To Make Ocean Clean Itself Will Be Launched in Japan

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:02:04 +0300

Boyan Slat, a 20-year-old innovator in the Netherlands, has a lot on his plate – he’s set out to do nothing less than rid the oceans of the millions of tons of plastic garbage that circle along their currents. The massive rotating currents in the world’s oceans make collecting or even monitoring garbage difficult, but Slat’s Ocean Cleanup Foundation is developing a way to use those currents to its advantage. Slat envisions long-distance arrays of floats that would skim garbage from the surface while allowing aquatic life and the currents themselves to pass by underneath.

Scuba Diver Captures the Ghostly Underwater Graveyard of Lost Planes

Tue, 12 May 2015 13:31:09 +0300

Photographer Brandi Mueller made a hauntingly beautiful discovery while scuba diving off the Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands. More than 150 lost World War II planes that lay 130 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by coral and fish in an underwater graveyard of sorts.

3D Floors Turn Your Bathroom Into An Ocean

Tue, 05 May 2015 09:41:59 +0300

3D epoxy floors let you experience the thrill of going to the toilet in public by using angled photos and multiple transparent layers to turn your bathroom into an outdoor space. Imperial, a company from Dubai, has cornered the 3D floor design market for now, but this product is too popular to remain exclusive for long.

Alien from the Ocean

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:11:22 +0400

If you've ever seen the movie "Alien" then this small guy should look pretty familiar.

The 12 Most Terrifying Things Living In The Ocean

Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:14:00 +0400

So much of our world's ocean is unexplored which means anything could be lurking in the darkness. There's a lot we don't know about when it comes to what's down there but we do know that these gruesome creatures are swimming around the dark waters and they're pretty terrifying in their own right.

Stunning Table Layers Wood and Glass to Form Dramatic Ocean Depths

Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:43:13 +0400

Bring some nautical wonder into your home with the Abyss Table, a stunning coffee table that mimics the depths of the ocean with stacked layers of wood and glass. Made by London-based furniture design company Duffy London, the limited-edition piece creates a geological cross-section as mesmerizing as the sea, completing the table as a three-dimensional representation of a geological map. With the considerable price of £5,800 (nearly $10,000), the Abyss Table is as much a work of art as a functional piece of furniture.