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The Universe is a Big Place

Our Universe May Be One Of Many The Universe is all of space and time (spacetime) and its contents, which includes planets, moons, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space and all matter and energy. While the size of the entire Universe is still unknown, it is possible to measure the observable universe. The earliest scientific models of the Universe … Read More

The Universe is a Big Place

Our Universe May Be One Of Many The Universe is all of space and time (spacetime) and its contents, which includes planets, moons, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space and all matter and energy. While the size of the entire Universe is still unknown, it is possible to measure the observable universe. The earliest scientific models of the Universe … Read More

The Universe is a Big Place

Our Universe May Be One Of Many The Universe is all of space and time (spacetime) and its contents, which includes planets, moons, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space and all matter and energy. While the size of the entire Universe is still unknown, it is possible to measure the observable universe. The earliest scientific models of the Universe … Read More

Turtle trapped in ghost net being rescued

Removing Ghost Gear From The Ocean

1,400+ Ghost Nets Removed Around 640 000 tons of ghost gear end up in the ocean every year each year, accounting for about 10 percent of the world’s marine debris. Between July 2013 and October 2019, ORP volunteers in Maldives, Pakistan, Oman, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka have removed, reported and safely disposed of more than 1,400 ghost nets and … Read More

Reuse Of Ghost Gear & Obsolete Fishing Nets

  What To Do With All That Ghost Gear? How can we repurpose and reuse ghost gear? That is the big question! The Olive Ridley Project has partnered with several artists and organisations trying to find viable options.   Reuse of Ghost Gear in Traditional Crafts Seher Mirza is a textile researcher at the Royal College of Arts, London. Her … Read More