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Diver has a close encounter with an orca in San Jose del Cabo, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. According to Nikki Brant, 52, being underwater has always felt like home to her. (@nik_in_a_cage/Newsflash)

Amazing Footage As Marine Enthusiast Meets Huge Killer Whale In Mexico

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:October 13, 2022

This heart-stopping footage shows a professional diver having a rare face-to-face encounter with a giant orca in the waters off the Mexican coast. Marine enthusiast Nikki Brant, 52, told Newsflash…

A whale lies dead in the sea near Sealine Beach, Qatar, in an undated video. (Ministry of Environment and Climate of Qatar/Newsflash)

Washed Up Whale ‘Starved To Death’

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:September 27, 2022

A whale washed up dead on a tourist beach in Qatar is understood to have starved to death when the jaw bristles that filter its food died out. The giant…

Lead author Ignacio Mundo measures one of the ships ribs in preparation for sampling, in an undated photo. The rings revealed the wreckage off the coast of Argentina that is the remains of the Dolphin, an American whaling ship lost in 1859 some 10,000 miles from home. (Mnica Grosso,SWNS/Newsflash)

Long-Lost American Shipwreck Identified By Analyzing Timbers

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:September 2, 2022

A shipwreck has been finally identified as a whaler lost more than 160 years ago after scientists analysed TREE RINGS in the rotting timber. The rings revealed the wreckage off…

Superyacht sinks offshore from Catanzaro Marina, in the Calabria region, Italy, in undated footage. The yacht was fourteen kilometers offshore. (@guardiacostiera/Newsflash)

Superyacht Sinks In Front Of Italian Rescue Crews

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:August 29, 2022

https://youtu.be/BckH96sfApw @guardiacostiera/Newsflash This is the dramatic moment a 40-metre-long superyacht sinks in the Mediterranean off the coast of southern Italy. The footage was taken by rescuers on a boat operated…

Shipworms found in the center of the timber that was salvaged from the wreck site off Rhode Island, which was discovered in February, 2022. The ship was used for one of the world's first scientific voyages before it sank in 1778. (Reuben Shipway,University of Plymouth,SWNS/Newsflash)

A Shipwreck Of Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour Which Sank In 1778 Is Being Eaten By Worms

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:August 20, 2022

A shipwreck of Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour which sank in 1778 is being eaten by crustaceans, experts have found. The ship's timber frame, located off the coast of Rhode…

Mar Menor in Spain in an undated photo. The water temperature sets the historical record of 31.25 degrees in July, 2022. (Newsflash)

Record Temperatures In Tourist Hot Spot Spawn New Breed Of Jellyfish

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:August 11, 2022

Record temperatures in a Spanish tourist hotspot have spawned a new species of venomous barrel jellyfish. A historic temperature of 31.25 degrees Celsius has been recorded in the Mar Menor,…

Picture shows a sign for a smoke-free beach at a Barcelona beach, in an undated photo. A ban on smoking on Barcelona's beaches came into force on Monday, July, 25, 2022. (Newsflash)

Barcelona Bans Smoking On City Beaches

Post author:William McGee
Post published:August 6, 2022

Barcelona has banned smoking on all its beaches in a bid to wipe out fumes and discarded cigarette stubs from its coast. City officials approved the ban last week, which…

The mako shark was seen in the coast of El Garraf, Spain, July 2022. (David Jara-Asociacion Cetacea/Newsflash)

World’s Fastest Shark Cruising Spanish Coast

Post author:William McGee
Post published:July 26, 2022

The world's fastest shark, which can strike at nearly 50mph, has been spotted prowling the Spanish coast close to Barcelona. The extremely rare, eight-foot-long shortfin mako shark is one of…

Boats chasing and harassing whales off in the coast of Denia, in the Costa Blanca area, Spain, t between the 24th and 26th June, 2022. (Edmaktub/Newsflash)

Fury As Tourist Boats Chase Endangered Fin Whales

Post author:Ana Lacasa
Post published:July 22, 2022

This is the moment tourist boats chase a pod of endangered fin whales off the southern Spanish coast, sparking fury among animal rights groups. The footage was filmed by members…

The Polarstern departs from its home port of Bremerhaven for the Arctic. A tug pulls the ship towards the lock. (Nina Machner/Newsflash)

Experts Head To Arctic To Assess Climate Change Impact Amid Record Heatwave

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:July 19, 2022

The legendary research vessel and icebreaker Polarstern has left Germany and is heading to the Arctic to assess the impact of climate change amid a record heatwave in Europe. Over…