Italian archaeologists have begun detailed study and recovery operations on a 5th to 4th-century BC shipwreck discovered off the coast of Calabria, southern Italy. The site contains a cargo of more than 300 amphorae and could yield new insights into ancient trade routes linking the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia with the wider Mediterranean world.

Beneath the calm surface of the ocean lies a world of immense geological energy—continents drifting apart, mountains rising, crust vanishing into the mantle. 

The ocean conceals a restless planet.

Earth’s broken shell

The outer surface of the Earth is not a single unbroken shell. It is divided into enormous pieces called tectonic plates. These plates drift atop softer, slowly flowing rock deep within the planet. Some move only a few centimetres each year, about as fast as fingernails grow.

Every day, divers capture images of fish living naturally on coral reefs, over sandy bottoms, in kelp forests, estuaries, caves, and the open sea. These photographs are far more than souvenirs or artistic images. Increasingly, they are valuable scientific records, documenting marine biodiversity at a time when aquatic ecosystems are changing rapidly.

The investigation into the Maldives cave-diving disaster that killed five Italian divers and one Maldivian rescuer is expanding, with Italian prosecutors formally requesting equipment, cameras and documentation from Maldivian authorities as part of an ongoing culpable manslaughter inquiry.

The film screening will be part of “Shark Month”, where the Shark Trust host a number of events in Plymouth and, this year, Bristol too. Visitors will be invited to celebrate and support the vital work of the Shark Trust while enjoying a month-long extravaganza of shark and ray science, entertainment and advocacy.

Venue: Bristol Megascreen

Date: Friday 10^th July, 2026

Time: 7-9pm

Tickets: £15 (£12.50 for Shark Trust members)

Shark Town is a real-life JAWS flipover.

Paul Toomer has announced today (Friday 29 May 2026) that he has accepted the position of Global Tec Diving Consultant with PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), returning to the agency where he began his professional diving career.

The move follows Toomer's departure from RAID, the training agency he helped build into a major force within technical diver education. Last year, in 2025, he announced that he was stepping away from the organisation after years of involvement as co-owner and Director of Diver Training.

A new international study, led by researchers at the University of Copenhagen, suggests that rising ocean temperatures may directly interfere with the microscopic cilia that corals use to circulate oxygen-rich water across their surfaces. The findings add a new layer to scientific understanding of why corals become stressed and die during marine heatwaves.