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# under the sea

This year
2023
# under the sea
A letter was sent to Terence O’Neill in 1964 about Northern Ireland to Scotland tunnel idea
Declassified files show some Stormont officials were scathing about the tunnel suggestion.
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Aug 24th 2023, 3:51 PM
# under the sea
Titanic shipwreck captured in first full-sized 3D scan
The images show the wreck as if it were lifted from the water and reveals the smallest details, like the serial number on one of the propellers.
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May 17th 2023, 3:13 PM
All time
# squiz
Quiz: How much do you know about squids?
Take our squids squiz.
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Jun 26th 2021, 10:00 PM
# under the sea
'Boris's Burrow': Underwater Irish Sea tunnel prompts derision despite report of 'green light'
First it was a bridge, now it’s a tunnel, apparently.
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Feb 15th 2021, 5:31 PM
# under the sea
Watch: Irish archaeologists abroad transform 360-year-old Iceland shipwreck into virtual reality
Two Irish maritime archaeologists living in Iceland and Australia have created a virtual reality video of an old shipwreck.
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Oct 19th 2019, 8:30 AM
# Sneak Peak
Ryan Tubridy gave us a preview tour of tonight's Toy Show set
There’s an undersea theme this year – the set is inspired by The Little Mermaid.
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Dec 1st 2017, 6:04 AM
# under the sea
These glowing tropical sea creatures have started to 'bloom' north of their habitat, way way north
They’re appearing in the US and Canada’s pacific northwest.
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Jun 22nd 2017, 3:06 PM
# Australia
'It could have been a little nipper' - Shark snatches dog from Sydney beach
Some beaches in the Kurnell area have now been closed to swimmers.
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Feb 28th 2017, 9:11 AM
# under the sea
Welcome to Zealandia: Scientists reveal 'Earth's hidden continent'
They want the landmass recognised as a continent.
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Feb 17th 2017, 10:20 AM
# 400 years under the sea
A 400-year-old Greenland shark has been found to be the world's oldest vertebrate
The shark was probably born sometime between 1500 and 1740 with the most likely birth year 1620.
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Aug 12th 2016, 8:02 AM
# Just friendly Crustaceans
An Irish doctor has been picked by NASA to live under the sea
Dr Marc Ó Gríofa is going on a NASA mission to the bottom of the sea.
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Jul 7th 2016, 10:54 AM
# friendly ghost
This strange new species of Octopus has been nicknamed 'Casper'
For obvious reasons.
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Mar 5th 2016, 4:17 PM
# Take a Break
The internet thinks that this could be a merman being carried out of a lake
Is it, really?
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Sep 30th 2015, 11:00 AM
# under the sea
What's under the icy seas of Europa? NASA plans to find out
The hope is that a new prototype will be able to explore distant planets with potential habitable oceans.
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Jun 28th 2015, 9:30 AM
# underwater
Everyone is talking about this ridiculously bad newspaper typo
Our eyes. We can’t.
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Jun 9th 2015, 11:09 AM
# under the sea
Experts identify 'mysterious creature' discovered in woman's can of tuna
And very sadly, it’s not a tongue-eating parasite.
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Feb 6th 2015, 8:52 AM
# ah! real monsters
Fisherman captures horrifying 300-toothed 'living fossil' shark
Just some early nightmare fuel.
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Jan 21st 2015, 6:00 PM
# slice and dice
Here's how to peel a pineapple like an absolute boss
Struggle no more… Deliciousness in just 50 seconds.
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Aug 27th 2014, 5:11 PM
# under the sea
A superfast internet cable is going to be built under the Pacific Ocean
The cable, which will deliver speeds of up to 60Tb/s and is being backed by six companies including Google, will be ready around mid-2016.
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Aug 12th 2014, 2:47 PM
# subcontinental
You can now get an underwater train from Europe to Asia
The tunnel in Istanbul was first suggested by an Ottoman sultan in 1860.
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Jul 25th 2014, 12:12 PM
# under the sea
Watch: This is what it's like to swim around the sunken Costa Concordia
Police divers have released video of the vessel which sank two-and-a-half years ago.
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Jul 4th 2014, 3:30 PM
# under the sea
Incredible shots of the last nomads who spend their entire lives at sea
British photographer James Morgan tells the story of the Bajau Laut with these beautiful images.
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May 25th 2014, 4:30 PM
# Cuttin' a rug
Watch what REALLY happens under the sea
Attaching a Gopro camera to a crab net yields surprising results.
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Jan 7th 2014, 9:15 AM
# pass the puffer
Reckless dolphin teens found to be deliberately getting high by chewing pufferfish
They’re just looking for a porpoise in life.
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Dec 31st 2013, 8:30 PM
# under the sea
Diving deep: Celebrating 50 years of the Irish Underwater Council
The council is where divers and snorkellers meet – and they’ve seen sides of Ireland you couldn’t imagine.
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Dec 22nd 2013, 10:15 AM
# under the sea
The 'Mayo for Sam' campaign gains support from the bottom of the ocean
Kudos to Jeff Moran and Sean Conroy for their dedication.
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Sep 15th 2013, 12:31 PM
# under the sea
VIDEO: Meet the 'walking' shark found in Indonesia
The brown and white shark pushes itself along the ocean floor, using its fins.
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Aug 30th 2013, 3:02 PM
# Wet wet wet
Pics: Venice may be flooded, but that's not stopping this lot
Sure who doesn’t like a good swim when they’re on their holliers?
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Nov 12th 2012, 9:58 AM
# DEEP-SEA DRINKING
Guinness turns submarine into deep-sea bar
The walls are covered in rubber discs and LED lights as the bar is (literally) lowered.
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May 18th 2012, 8:30 PM
# under the sea
Survey to give fascinating glimpse into life on barrier reef
The survey will officially launch in September, using images broadcast on Google Earth and Google Maps taken of the coral reef with a special panoramic camera.
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Feb 23rd 2012, 3:16 PM