Meet the Electronic Dolphin, the Mini Robot That Cleans Oil Spills With Urchin-inspired Filters

Meet the Electronic Dolphin, the Mini Robot That Cleans Oil Spills With Urchin-inspired Filters

A sneaker-sized robot developed at RMIT University in Australia is making a compelling case for rethinking how humanity responds to one of the ocean’s most persistent threats. The “Electronic Dolphin” is a Wi-Fi-controlled minibot built to skim oil slicks from contaminated marine surfaces without deploying any chemical dispersants, and without putting human responders anywhere near…

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#These luxurious floating pods are an eco-friendly + smart residence on the ocean

#These luxurious floating pods are an eco-friendly + smart residence on the ocean

“These luxurious floating pods are an eco-friendly + smart residence on the ocean” I think you can now officially say goodbye to yachts, and sea-facing homes as Ocean Builders is brewing up something better than both of them combined! The Panama-based company designed “the world’s first eco-restorative floating homes”. Created by Dutch architect Koen Olthuis,…

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#The best new reef-safe sunscreens

#The best new reef-safe sunscreens

“The best new reef-safe sunscreens” When Chantecaille creative director Olivia Chantecaille heads to the shore, she wants to know that the SPF she’s tossed in her tote not only safeguards her skin, but the world’s increasingly fragile coral reef eco-system, too. That’s why Chantecaille SeaScreen 30, a broad-spectrum mineral formula in a mist that deploys…

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#’Frankenstein fish’ makes fisherman an Instagram sensation

#’Frankenstein fish’ makes fisherman an Instagram sensation

“‘Frankenstein fish’ makes fisherman an Instagram sensation” It was like Frankenstein’s sea monster. A Norwegian fisherman is making waves online after sharing photos of a mysterious sea creature that he’s dubbed “Frankenstein’s fish” due to its ghoulish, quilt-like countenance. A photo of the freaky fish is currently blowing up on Instagram as amateur oceanographers try…

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#Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

#Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

“Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached” CANBERRA, Australia — More than 90 percent of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said. Bleaching is caused by global warming, but this…

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