TIDAL

A wildlife documentary titled 'Wild Sundarbans' is drawing large audiences with its look at predators and survival in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, home to Bengal tigers, crocodiles and other dangerous species. Viewers are responding strongly to the footage of how animals hunt and endure in one of the world's most challenging tidal habitats.

A long-exposure photograph of the coastal sandstone rocks and intertidal zone at the Scripps Coastal Preserve in La Jolla, California, is being shared under the 'MeerMittwoch' sea-themed photography tag. The image, taken in September 2026, shows the Pacific Ocean seascape with the smooth, blurred water effect typical of long-exposure seascape photography.

A deaf music fan says they wish the streaming service TIDAL offered a way to skip songs that lack lyrics, explaining that they want to understand songwriting and enjoy artists' work despite being unable to hear it clearly. The post, shared with accessibility and music hashtags, stresses there is no disrespect meant to artists, only a desire for a listening experience that works for deaf users.

A new image from the Gran Telescopio Canarias shows Arp 288, also known as NGC 5221, a galaxy with a long tidal tail stretching roughly 260 thousand light years from its center. A supernova that appeared in that tail in 2016 acted as a backlight, revealing that the tail contains surprisingly little dust, a detail astronomers find notable.

New research suggests slow earthquakes — gradual fault movements that can precede major quakes — may be set off by tidal stresses from the Sun and Moon. The forces are described as comparable to a slight push from a hand, but when timed with a fault already near failure, they can be enough to get it moving. The findings could improve understanding of when slow slip events might escalate into destructive earthquakes.

Researchers at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) report that the natural patterning of coastal seagrass and salt marsh meadows helps protect the plants from increasing salinity. The study suggests that how vegetation is arranged across tidal flats influences how saltwater moves through these ecosystems, with clumped patterns offering shelter from salt stress. The findings could inform restoration of coastal wetlands facing rising seas and salinisation.

New research suggests slow-slip earthquakes, which can precede major temblors, may be triggered by tidal stresses from the Sun and Moon. Scientists report that gravitational forces from celestial bodies can nudge fault segments into slow ruptures, offering a potential early indicator of damaging earthquakes. The findings are drawing attention among geophysicists and seismology watchers.

A new report by Inter Press Service examines how coastal communities in Bangladesh can be protected from tide-related loss and damage as rising seas and tidal flooding intensify. The piece focuses on adaptation measures and how loss-and-damage funding can support vulnerable low-lying areas facing repeated tidal inundation.