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Captain’s Fatal Mistake Near Shore Leaves 126 Dead in Pacific Graveyard
https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/science/this-ship-entered-the-graveyard-of-the-pacific-then-the-captain-ignored-the-warnings-and-126-people-drowned-just-yards-from-shoreThe SS Valencia sank on Jan 22 1906 after its captain ignored shallow water readings, causing navigation errors and a collision off Vancouver Island. While en route from San Francisco to Seattle, the passenger liner Valencia found itself swept into the...
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Giant Lion’s Mane Jellyfish With 100‑Foot Tentacles Swarm Cape Cod Beaches
https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/marine-science/the-massive-jellyfish-with-100-foot-tentacles-has-returned-to-cape-cod-beachesGiant jellyfish with massive, unusual tentacles are surfacing in record numbers along a famous coastline, sparking concern and curiosity. Giant lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) are showing up in unexpectedly high numbers along the Massachusetts...
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From Seward’s Folly to Gold and Oil: How Alaska’s $7.2 Million Purchase Became a Treasure
https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/science/russia-sold-alaska-for-7-2-million-in-1867-decades-later-america-discovered-what-was-really-beneath-the-iceDiscover how the US bought Alaska for pennies, faced ridicule, and later revealed the massive wealth Russia missed out on. On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Edouard de Stoeckl concluded a treaty in Washington...