Shark
Vaccine doubt threatens border reopening; Beaches closed on NSW Mid-North Coast after fatal shark attack; The Somerton Man exhumed
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has offered his sympathy to the family of an Australian man who died in India – while defending the government’s cautious approach to repatriation from the country. Sydney father of two Govind Kant, 47, died after contracting COVID-19 in India. He had travelled to the country for family reasons. “It’s terrible …
Cape Cod groups eyeing shark deterrent technology ahead of summer
Cape Cod groups are looking to test out electronic shark deterrent technology this summer, including a nonprofit that is hoping to roll out a protective “virtual shark net.” Cape Cod Ocean Community Inc. — a nonprofit that formed after a man was killed by a shark in Cape waters three years ago — is working …
NASA technology helps save the world’s largest shark
NASA technology helps save the world’s largest shark Updated: 11:13 AM EST Feb 10, 2021 Thousands of “citizen scientists” around the world are helping to save endangered whale sharks by taking photos of them for an online photo-identification library. Co-founded by marine biologist Brad Norman, The Wildbook for Whale Sharks uses NASA technology to identify …
BREAKING: Male Surfer Injured by Apparent Shark Bite Near Honolua Bay | Maui Now
Maui Now graphic. By Wendy Osher An adult male surfer was reportedly taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center after suffering from an apparent shark bite at Honolua Bay on Maui, where a surf competition was set to get underway at 10 a.m. today. Sources tell Maui Now that the incident occurred at around 7:45 …
Westpac profits plunge; Teen bitten by shark at NSW beach; Queensland border ban extended for Sydney , Victoria; Apple iPhones for $259 at Coles
The latest iPhone 12 range starts at $1,199 and goes up in excess of $2,300, and while the most affordable brand new iPhone from Apple (the iPhone SE) starts at $649 that’s still too much for many people, which is why this week Coles and Boost Mobile are teaming up to offer second-hand iPhones at …
Shark researchers size up real ‘Megalodon’ for first time
Image copyright Oliver Demuth Image caption How a human diver would have compared to the real Meg The enormity of a prehistoric mega-shark made famous in Hollywood films has finally been revealed by researchers. Until now, only the length of the Otodus Megalodon, as featured in the 2018 film The Meg, had been estimated from …
Our ‘breaking news’ story about shark bite victim is #1 story | Columnists
Look! A shark! Sorry. That just felt like the right thing to say. Pretty much anytime we publish a story about a shark biting a human, people will read and share the story. In this case, tens of thousands of you read this story. Day after day, I saw this story trending in the top …
The world’s oldest animals from the 500-year-old shark born before Shakespeare to the jellyfish that can live FOREVER – The Sun
THIS year, Tommy the tortoise turned 121, having been born in 1898. The remarkable reptile is now the world’s oldest living pet — but that’s still a whopping 400 years shy of the world’s oldest shark. 17 Tommy celebrating here 121st birthday – but she still has a long way to make it to the …
Pixelworks Technology Powers New Black Shark 2 Pro Gaming Smartphone for Superior Display Performance Nasdaq:PXLW
BEIJING, China and SAN JOSE, Calif., July 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of advanced power-efficient visual processing solutions, today announced that the new Black Shark 2 Pro gaming smartphone utilizes the Iris processor from Pixelworks, featuring True View™ auto-adaptive display capabilities to ensure consistently high visual quality across …
