A killer whale in the Strait of Gibraltar. Nacho Goytre/Shutterstock May 23, 2023 Why are killer whales attacking boats? Expert Q&A Luke Rendell, University of St Andrews Orcas appear to be imitating the behaviour of one in particular by damaging sailboat rudders.
‘Moby-Dick’ inspired the Warner Brothers film starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab – and perhaps can inspire readers today amid the climate crisis. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive via Getty Images November 23, 2021 The lessons ‘Moby-Dick’ has for a warming world of rising waters Aaron Sachs, Cornell University Melville’s epic novel about life aboard a wayward whaling ship holds lessons for the climate crisis today.
The oil rig explosion in Deepwater Horizon (2016), a film about the worst oil spill in US history. © Lionsgate December 1, 2016 Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture Sofia Ahlberg, La Trobe University The search for oil was once depicted in movies and books as a boys’ own adventure. But as films such as Deepwater Horizon show, in an age of anxieties over fossil fuels, oil’s story is now a darker one.