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Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...- In 2022, a routine study of analyzing satellite topography led to ring-shaped reef structures which proved Australia’s “empty” Nullarbor Plain was once a shallow seaRecent research has revealed a reef-like geological structure beneath Australia's Nullarbor Plain, previously thought to be barren. Satelli...
- In 1900, sponge divers hiding from a storm found a machine underwater that changed what we know about ancient GreeceA routine sponge diving trip near Antikythera in 1900 led to the discovery of an ancient shipwreck. Among its treasures were corroded bronz...
- In 1960, two explorers descended nearly seven miles into the Mariana Trench and entered the deepest known place on EarthIn 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh made history by descending into the Mariana Trench. Aboard the Trieste submersible, they reached Cha...
- A fossil reanalysis just blew up everything we thought we knew about the origins of animal lifeA new fossil study from Brazil is reshaping scientific discussions about the earliest forms of life on Earth. Researchers reexamined micros...
- ‘Kraken-Like’ giant octopuses as large as semi-trucks ruled oceans 100 million years ago, study findsNew research reveals giant octopuses were powerful ocean predators around 100 million years ago. These creatures, some reaching 19 meters, ...
- Buried Beneath Sand for Centuries, Archaeologists Just Found a Perfectly Preserved 2,000-Year-Old Anchor in the North SeaA remarkably preserved 2,000-year-old Roman anchor was discovered in the North Sea during an offshore wind farm investigation. This rare fi...
- The tiny microbes behind one of the best-preserved fossils ever foundAmong some of the most spectacular fossils unearthed are those found in strange locations, and new research is now showing that the way the...
- Ancient Fossils in China Reveal What Life Looked Like 550 Million Years AgoAncient rocks in Henan Province hold a significant paleontological secret. Fossils of the Dongpo Biota, dating back 550 million years, reve...
- What Scientists Found Beneath the Southern Ocean Changes Climate ScienceScientists have uncovered new details about iron from Antarctic icebergs. This iron, once thought to boost ocean life and absorb carbon, is...
- What Lies Beneath the Ocean Floor? 66 Million Years of Climate History ExplainedScientists are unlocking Earth's climate secrets buried deep beneath the ocean. Sediment cores, like ancient books, reveal millions of year...
- Fossil Coral in the Amazon Basin Confirms Ancient Seaway During the MioceneFossil coral and marine remains unearthed deep within the Amazon rainforest reveal that parts of the basin were once submerged by shallow o...
- Under the North Sea, Archaeologists Mapped a Drowned Stone Age ForestA lost prehistoric world, Doggerland, once connected Britain to Europe, teeming with life before rising seas submerged it. Scientists are n...
- Radar Images Reveal Ghost Rivers Beneath the Sahara… What Is Hiding Under the Sand?Scientists have discovered massive ancient river systems hidden deep beneath the Sahara Desert. Using advanced radar technology, they mappe...
- ‘Iron-breathing’ microbe which eliminate toxic sulfide from Earth discovered by scientistsUniversity of Vienna researchers discover MISO bacteria that breathe iron minerals while oxidizing toxic hydrogen sulfide in marine sedimen...
- Warming, deep-sea mining cause stress in midwater animalsA recent study conducted by scientists at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has provided insights into the stress respons...
- Earth's surface's geological model reveals its past 100 million years, could help predict future: StudyClimate, tectonics and time combine to create powerful forces that craft the face of our planet. Add the gradual sculpting of the Earth's s...
- Geologists strike seabed ‘treasure’ in Indian watersThree state-of-the-art research vessels — Samudra Ratnakar, Samudra Kaustabh and Samudra Saudikama — carried out the 'High Resolution Seabe...
- Comet strike may have triggered ancient warming eventNew York, Oct 14 (IANS) A comet struck our home planet a long time ago and it could have triggered the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PE...
- 'Global cooling as significant as global warming'The international study involving experts from the universities confirms the link between global cooling and a crash in the marine ecosyste...
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