Category: News

Blog Post 500!

Blog Post 500!

This is my 500th article here at Life After Gateway.

Kelp is Being Used to Pull Carbon from the Atmosphere … and to Make Great Food and Biofuels

Kelp is Being Used to Pull Carbon from the Atmosphere … and to Make Great Food and Biofuels

Photo Credit: National Geographic Image Collection

Here’s an interesting science article for you this morning, related to my writing and relevant to mitigating climate change.

Can Climate Change Increase the Incidences of Flesh-Eating Bacterial Infection?

Can Climate Change Increase the Incidences of Flesh-Eating Bacterial Infection?

Scientists say yes, it can, and in fact, it’s happening right now.

Canadian Denis Villeneuve is Directing the Next James Bond

Canadian Denis Villeneuve is Directing the Next James Bond

This news is incredible.

RIP BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA’s Peter Kwong

RIP Big Trouble in Little China’s Peter Kwong

Sad news to report to you today.

Underwater Living by 2027?

Underwater Living by 2027?

Check out this incredible news story featured on CNN.

Underwater Turbines to Power Our Cities and Industry

Underwater Turbines to Power Our Cities and Industry

Image from The World Economic Forum

Check out this incredible story about a source of electrical generation that is steady, clean, predictable, and never-ending.

Another Privately-Operated Submarine Lost

Another Privately-Operated Submarine Lost; Six are Dead

I’ve written six novels about exploring the ocean deeps.  The oceans are more accessible than outer space, but in many ways they are more dangerous. The pressure at depth is inexorable, and submarines have to be engineered to withstand this — with an immense built-in safety margin.  Any flooding or damage to the hull can result in a rapid loss of buoyancy, and if the ocean floor is too far below, then implosion can result.