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Mystery surrounding the Silverpit crater solved: 160-meter asteroid hit the North Sea 45 million years ago and triggered 330-foot tsunami waves, say scientistsA 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-...- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from belowNew research reveals a powerful geological process is actively tearing Africa apart from beneath. A rhythmic plume of molten rock beneath E...
- Scientists discovered a forgotten 'yellow brick road' at the bottom of the oceanScientists aboard the Nautilus exploration vessel were astonished to discover a remarkably paved 'road' on the ocean floor near Hawaii. Thi...
- This underwater fault near Ecuador has baffled scientists for decades. They just cracked itScientists have identified natural "brakes" within the Gofar transform fault, located deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean. These "barrie...
- Bermuda Triangle mystery takes dramatic turn as scientists reveal what’s really hidden deep beneath the Atlantic OceanBermuda Triangle mystery solved: Scientists have uncovered a geological secret beneath Bermuda. A massive, lighter rock layer, formed durin...
- Deep-Sea Escanaba Trough Holds Secrets of Earth's Fiery CoreScientists explored the Escanaba Trough, a deep sea area. Underwater vehicles mapped the seafloor and studied geological activity. They dis...
- Scientists Stunned to Find Signs of Ancient Life in a Place No One ExpectedScientists found ancient wrinkle-like structures in Moroccan rocks. These formations, 180 million years old, suggest microbes lived in deep...
- Never Seen Before: Something Unusual Is Hiding Beneath Bermuda’s Ocean FloorA massive 20 km thick rock layer has been discovered beneath Bermuda, altering the traditional model of oceanic plate formation. This unusu...
- Hidden Antarctic Canyons: The Secret Threat to Coastal Cities You Haven't Heard OfScientists have discovered hundreds of hidden underwater canyons off Antarctica. These vast valleys, carved by sediment flows, are now unde...
- Bermuda’s Hidden 12.4-Mile-Thick Rock Layer: What Secrets Does It Hold?Scientists found a massive rock layer under Bermuda, 12.4 miles thick. This formation is unlike any other oceanic island. It formed 31 mill...
- The Ocean Floor Is Cracking Open Faster Than Scientists ExpectedEarth's ocean floor is not just steadily pulling apart; new research reveals rapid, dynamic cracking along mid-ocean ridges. Advanced mappi...
- What happened 200 million years ago which led to unexplained marine extinctions? Answer lies near a lake in TibetAncient marine extinctions, previously a mystery, are now linked to massive underwater volcanic eruptions in the Tethys Ocean. Rocks from T...
- Bermuda Triangle mystery solved? Scientists may have found a strange secret no one expectedBermuda Triangle mystery: Scientists have discovered a massive, 12.4-mile-thick layer of unusual low-density rock beneath the Bermuda Trian...
- A paved path 1,000 meters below the Pacific? Scientists spot a mysterious ‘yellow brick road’ near Hawaii, and humans didn’t build itA research expedition found a strange 'yellow brick road' on the ocean floor near Hawaii. The site is on the Liliʻuokalani Ridge. Scientist...
- Massive underwater volcano off Oregon coast could erupt soon; scientists weigh risk of 9.0 earthquake and Pacific tsunamiA powerful underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount off the Oregon coast may erupt. Though scientists say it poses no tsunami risk, its p...
- The Trump administration wants seafloor mining. What does that mean?Mining methods, like seabed scraping and vacuuming, raise concerns about habitat destruction, sediment plumes, and potential food chain con...
- Mars study offers clues to origin of life on EarthResearchers examined observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) of massive deposits in a basin on southern Mars.
- 'Brexit 1.0' happened 450,000 years ago: StudyResearchers from Imperial College London in the UK and colleagues have worked out how a thin strip of land that once connected ancient Brit...
- Earth's plate movements clue to mineral depositsAccording to the Institute of GNS Science, the chemical makeup of seafloor volcanic chains was strongly influenced by the chemistry of the ...
- Undersea quake hits northeast IndonesiaA 5.7-magnitude quake hits northeast Indonesia but no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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