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This is the third year in a row that the SanDisk Red Sea- World of Underwater Images Competition takes place in Eilat, Israel, organized by the visionary Yam Magazine editor and publisher- David Pilosof- well known as Pilo. More than 120 competitors arrived to Eilat from all over the world to take part in the competition
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At the urging of the Department of State-led U.S. delegation to the United Nations, member states last week agreed to strengthen protections for vulnerable and endangered shark populations around the world
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The US has added its voice to international criticism of Japan's largest-ever whaling expedition
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kelite has released a new housing for the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS, the first release in the new SX series of great value super zoom digital compact cameras
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December 31st is the last day for submitting entries to the 2008 Beneath the Sea Worldwide Underwater Photo/Video Competition. " Underwater photographers, digital and film, will compete for the coveted David Doubilet award for excellence in underwater photography - the Grand Prize is a trip for one on the M.V. Telita in Papua New Guinea " Underwater Videographers will compete for the distinguished Stan Waterman award for excellence in underwater video - the Grand Prize is a trip for one aboard the Nai'a in Fiji
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The European Commission has approved the extension of protected sites throughout Europe, a move that environmental groups believe will improve conservation efforts to protect the continent's most seriously threatened habitats and species. The 4,225 newly designated Natura 2000 sites of specially protected areas cover about 90,000km2 - an area roughly the size of Portugal - within four bio-geographical regions
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Call it the ocean that time forgot. About 400 million years ago, the Rheic Ocean played a big role in Earth's history. When this massive body of water closed, the Appalachians were lifted to Himalayan heights and the planet's continents slammed together to form the supercontinent of Pangaea. Dinosaurs and early mammals evolved to traverse the large swath of land, spreading life to every corner of the globe
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The captain and crewmen of a Chinese ship responsible for an oil spill after hitting the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge have refused to speak to federal investigators, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. But the local pilot who was guiding the ship told investigators that its radar had malfunctioned shortly before the accident. The spokesman, Peter Knudson, said crewmen aboard the Cosco Busan, the 900-foot vessel that spilled 58,000 gallons of fuel into the bay on Nov. 7, have hired lawyers in the face of possible lawsuits and charges
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New York City has seen a few underwater photography exhibits over the past several weeks. However, when Howard Schatz is involved, you can expect something very special and unique.
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This is the fourth story in a continuing series on the Megafishes Project. Join National Geographic News on the trail with project leader Zeb Hogan as he tracks down the world's largest freshwater fishes. Hucho taimen may be known to the Chinese as the river god's daughter, but in this remote corner of northern Mongolia, the world's largest trout has long been king
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