French photographer Gabriel Barathieu has been named this year’s winner for his ‘balletic, malevolent’ dancing octopus, while British winner Nick Blake captured a lone diver among the otherworldly sunbeams of a Mexican cave
Tag Archives: Undersea
Massive ancient undersea landslide discovered off Great Barrier Reef
Scientists were amazed to find remains of 300,000-year-old sediment slip while conducting 3D mapping of deep sea floor
World view: To infinity and beyond
This is a beautiful image – amid the myriad blues of the ocean, freediver and conservationist Hanli Prinsloo swims close to a ray. Prinsloo will appear at the Royal Geographical Society as part of the Steppes Travel Beyond festival from 17-18 September
Uncharted ocean mountains, trenches and ridges revealed by satellite map
Satellites have mapped the seabed and these are the results
Gaza – Priceless bronze status found
Lost for centuries, a rare bronze statue of the Greek god Apollo has mysteriously resurfaced in the Gaza Strip. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/10/priceless-bronze-statue-apollo-gaza-strip