Tag: Sea Life

National Geographic Photographer Andy Mann and Zodiac Collaborate on a Dive Watch

Called the Super Sea Wolf 68 Saturation, this blue-hued automatic timepiece fuses marine and everyday influences

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Though the inner workings remain mostly the same (it’s a retro-shaped 44mm-wide steel case filled with an in-house Swiss STP 3-13 automatic movement boasting 44 hours of power reserve) this Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68 Saturation proves noticeably different. The watch brand tapped National Geographic photographer Andy Mann for the collaborative new piece, and the result balances the beauty of the deep sea with the subtlety …

The Octopus is Basically an Intelligent Alien

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Considering some 95% of the ocean is unexplored, it makes perfect sense that the new book “Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness” calls the octopus “the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien.” Written by Peter Godfrey-Smith (an Australia-born, NYC-based philosopher who focuses on biology and teaches at City University of New York’s graduate center), the book …

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Other-worldy Ocean Life

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Deep below the surface of the ocean, millions of microscopic organisms are breathing life into the aquatic ecosystem every day. Though they’re often overlooked for more exciting sea life, this “micro-world” is truly extraordinary when observed up close. Using time-lapse imagery and macro camera lenses, Italian filmmaker Sandro Bocci captures this neon world of anemones and polyps as it sways in the current and pulsates …

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