A team of deep-sea explorers visited the wreck of the RMS Titanic for the first time in nearly 15 years, and discovered that large portions of the wreck are vanishing as rust and aquatic microbes eat away. The international team, which had previously dove the Marianas Trench, used a submersible to descend to and navigate the two halves of the Titanic, which are spread out over half a kilometer of seabed. The series of five dives to the wreck were used to capture footage for a documentary, as well as…
The Indian state of Assam has been hit hard by flooding in the past week. In particular, the Kaziranga National Park is 90% submerged, which has resulted in mass deaths among the park’s animal population. According to The Economic Times, nearly one hundred and fifty animals have died in the flooding, including an elephant and twelve rhinoceri. The same flooding has killed thirty-seven people in the state, and caused major transportation difficulties by flooding highways. Highway troubles have in turn led to more animal deaths, with sixteen animals killed while…