TIDAL

A wildlife documentary exploring the Sundarbans, the vast mangrove forest spanning India and Bangladesh, is drawing large audiences with its focus on the region's predators and the survival struggles of animals there. The film highlights how tigers, crocodiles and other species adapt to the tidal mangrove habitat, and viewers are responding strongly to its footage of life in one of the world's most distinctive wild landscapes.

The International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE), held alongside OEE 2026 in The Hague, is set to unite around 500 ocean energy professionals. The gathering is expected to bring together industry, research and policy figures working on tidal, wave and other marine energy technologies. Details beyond the headline, such as speakers and programme dates, have not yet been widely reported.

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 report examines what wave and tidal energy pioneers have learned over years of developing ocean power technology. It draws lessons on costs, engineering challenges and commercialisation as the sector seeks to move from testing to wider deployment, offering guidance for the next generation of ocean energy projects.

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.

A new blueprint has been presented for building a competitive ocean energy supply chain, setting out how the sector can scale up manufacturing, infrastructure and skills to support tidal and wave power. The proposal is drawing attention among energy industry observers as ocean energy seeks to move from pilot projects to commercial deployment.

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.