Researchers confirm that as yet unnamed whale previously sighted by Japanese fishermen was previously unknown to science

Source: New species of Pacific beaked whale confirmed | Environment | The Guardian

Rare trio of life size posters from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Gary Sanford Paxton passed away peacefully on the night of July 16th 2016, his wife Vicki Sue at his side. His friend Alec Palao recalls the life of the original rock’n’roll maverick.

Source: Ace Records

Pacific islands nations consider world’s first treaty to ban fossil fuels

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Recent research provides a better understanding of urban populations throughout history, digitising almost 6,000 years of data for the first time

Source: The rise and fall of great world cities: 5,700 years of urbanisation – mapped | Cities | The Guardian

PineappleGate in Madagascar is much more than meets the eye.

Source: Why Everyone in Madagascar Is Making Jokes About Pineapple · Global Voices

Video: Roadfino / Duct Tape Invitational

In classic art, the Ocean is frequently featured as a dark and dangerous entity, waiting to destroy ships and lives. Marine art progressed along with the evolution of ocean going vessels. Swell-pro…

Source: Brush Strokes: The Classics | Swell Lines

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Bing Crosby shopped the aisles, Frank Zappa worked the floor

Source: Remembering L.A.’s First Great Record Store, Wallichs Music City – Los Angeles Magazine

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We look at the new album the legendary popsters, with material contributed by some of their biggest fans.

Source: The Monkees, ‘Good Times!’: Album Review

China plans undersea lab, 3km down / Boing Boing

Eigentlich soll Palmöl im Kraftstoff das Klima schützen. Nach Ansicht von Umweltschützern ist das Gegenteil der Fall.

Source: Biokraftstoffe: Europa giert nach Palmöl – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Dwindling of Arctic’s oldest ice since 1990

Six more islands have large swaths of land, and villages, washed into sea as a result of ‘dramatic impact of climate change’ on the Solomon Islands

Source: Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits

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Findings published on Tuesday are likely to replay a debate among climate scientists that started when a draft version of the paper came out last year.

Source: Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries

The US coast guard spotted castaways stranded on remote island near Micronesia three days after their boat capsized in south Pacific ocean

Source: Three men rescued off deserted island after spelling ‘help’ with palm leaves

Eden Ahbez – 14 rare/unreleased recordings – Hippie #1 – Fully annotated, with never before seen pictures. Guest appearances by Paul Horn and Eartha Kitt

Source: Eden Ahbez – Wild Boy – The Lost Songs Of Eden Ahbez

I’m a fisherman who dropped out of high school in 1986 at the age of 14. Over my lifetime, I’ve spent many nights in jai…

Source: The Seas Will Save Us: How an Army of Ocean Farmers are Starting an Economic Revolution — invironment — Medium

Water bottle made of algae by Ari Jansson from Iceland – Ambalaj

Migrant workers dumped on islands after being abandoned by boat captains when Indonesia banned foreign fishing

Source: 4,000 foreign fishermen stranded on remote Indonesian islands

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We are living in the Anthropocene age, in which human influence on the planet is so profound – and terrifying – it will leave its legacy for millennia. Politicians and scientists have had their say, but how are writers and artists responding to this crisis?

Source: Generation Anthropocene: How humans have altered the planet for ever

Despite regular coastal cleanups around the world, the problem of ocean garbage continues. Now, two Australians say they’ve found the solution

Source: Brain wave: the surfers who made a trashcan for the ocean | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian

Surfing Publication and Newsagency, we provide surfers all the news, Board Buyers Guide, Contest Reports, Big Wave Events, Airshows, Image Galleries, Shapers, Schools and Camps directories, Surfing magazine, Learning to Surf tips

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

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Bill Wurtz made this fun and informative 9-minute history of Japan.

Source: Entertaining animated history of Japan

Marshall Islands fights for climate action in Paris as sea level rise swallows the island nation

Source: Marshall Islands push for climate action in Paris

Explosion killed 11 workers, spewed 134 million gallons of oil, and fouled the coastline.

Source: Manslaughter charges dropped in BP spill case—nobody from BP will go to prison

The fate of 70 million people rests on the Mekong river. With crucial UN climate talks in Paris next week, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway and meets people affected by climate change, dams, deforestation and urbanisation

Source: The Mekong river: stories from the heart of the climate crisis

This [NSFW] 1968 anti-war animated film by Disney legend Ward Kimball is as timely as ever

Source: This [NSFW] 1968 anti-war animated film by Disney legend Ward Kimball is as timely as ever / Boing Boing

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Opponents of $250m project on island Barbuda say the government is trampling on citizens’ rights by approving project under new celebrity-incentive law

Source: Robert De Niro’s plan for Caribbean mega-resort opposed by island residents

Bruce’s Beach and the Inkwell served as sites of leisure, agency, community, and controversy, and demonstrate the complex racial history of the Golden State.

Source: Fighting for Leisure: African Americans, Beaches, and Civil Rights in Early 20th Century L.A.

Come explore these corals in 3D (no SCUBA certification required)

Source: Corals, Now Playing in 3D

In June 1943, L.A. witnessed some of its most surreal scenes of street violence: sailors coursing through the city streets in their Navy uniforms, carrying sticks and targeting anyone wearing a zoot suit.

Source: Los Angeles’ 1943 War on the Zoot Suit

Source: 25% of people shot to death by LA police were unarmed. No cops were prosecuted.

Die afrikanische Inselgruppe Sansibar ist stark vom Tourismus geprägt. Auf der einen Seite ist das gut so, weil die Besucher aus aller Welt viel Geld dort lassen. Auf der anderen Seite wird der Müll, den die Touristen auf dem Archipel im Atlantik lassen, z

Source: Bottle Up will das Glasmüll-Problem in Sansibar lösen

There’s a secret world of hidden independent nations, with their own populations, governments – and football leagues. In fact, you’ve almost certainly visited one without realising.

Source: The countries that don’t exist