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SEOUL, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) – North Korea said Friday that it had tested an “underwater nuclear weapon system” in response to joint naval exercises by Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that involved a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The drills were “seriously threatening the security” of the North, so in response, Pyongyang “conducted an important test of its underwater nuclear weapon system ‘Haeil-5-23’ under development in the East Sea of Korea,” according to a statement from […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino has so far been reported injured or killed in Tonga or Samoa after an underwater volcanic eruption that caused a tsunami in Tonga and prompted evacuation orders across the Pacific. The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Jan. 19, this was based on an email from the Association of Filipinos in Tonga, Inc. that noted that all Filipinos had been accounted for. The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in […]
Reuters — A technology company has created a fish-shaped underwater drone fitted with a camera, for exploring and filming underwater worlds. The drone, called BIKI, films in 4K resolution, avoids obstacles, has automated balance and Global Positioning System, which means it can find its way back to its user, company RoboSea said on the project’s crowdfunding page. Its page aimed to raise $20,000 but on Wednesday (May 31) had already reached more than $115,988. The […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A diver spotted an unusual pink fish swimming in an underwater grotto in Germany, and researchers now say it is the first known cave fish ever discovered in Europe. The fish, known as a loach in the genus Barbatula, was found in the dark, remote, frigid underground caverns at the junction of the Danube River and Aachtopf springs in southern Germany, said the study in Current Biology. Until now, more […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A fish has been pictured swimming inside a jellyfish off Australia’s east coast in a remarkable and rare image that has gone viral, with more than two million online views. Underwater photographer Tim Samuel was in the water with a friend near popular tourist resort Byron Bay in December when they came across the little creature trapped inside the only slightly larger jellyfish. The expression on the golden fish’s face — […]
(Reuters) — The new Exosuit promises to take deep-divers deep underwater so they can explore marine life up close as never before. The next-generation Exosuit was unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York on Thursday (February 27). The Exosuit Atmospheric Diving System stands about 6.5 feet tall (2 meters) and weighs more than 530 pounds (240 kilograms). “Imagine putting on a suit of armor essentially,” said Michael Lombardi, the diving safety officer at the American Museum of Natural History. He added, “You […]
