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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...- 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...
- Musket balls and a burnt hull: First shipwrecks linked to Pirates of the Caribbean discovered in Nassau Harbor, The BahamasNassau, Bahamas, once a pirate haven, has yielded six shipwrecks. Three wrecks are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy. These discoveries ar...
- Scientists just realized the true scale of a massive coral habitat was hiding off the Southeast U.S. for decadesScientists have uncovered a massive cold-water coral habitat spanning over 6.4 million acres off the southeastern U.S. coast. This extensiv...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 'Hidden' Chinese research vessel in Bay of BengalA French maritime intelligence firm detected a Chinese research vessel operating in the Bay of Bengal near Indian waters, attempting to con...
- 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...
- A new map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area as large as twice the size of France and six times that of EnglandA collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to ...
- Scientist makes a shocking discovery at Earth's deepest point, 10.9 km below sea levelDr. Dawn Wright, the first Black person to reach Challenger Deep, found a beer bottle at the Mariana Trench's deepest point. Her discovery ...
- Is there a mega earthquake going to happen soon? Here's when scientists may make it publicThe megaquake warning that Japan issued last week sparked a new debate among US seismologists about when and how to alert West Coast reside...
- How were mysterious boreholes on California seabed formed? Methane leak occurred 2,80,000 years ago or sinister mysteries?What could be the source of thousands of boreholes or pockmarks found on the seabed off Slur in California? Did methane bubbles create thes...
- Greenland's ice at more risk than thought: StudyUp to four times more coastal glaciers in Greenland are at risk of accelerated melting than previously thought, say scientists who have map...
- Himalayas were born 47 million years ago: StudyThe team of Australian and US scientists believe the collision occurred 47 million years ago when India and Eurasia initially smashed into ...
- Australian scientists discover huge and ancient underwater volcanoesA cluster of submerged volcanoes, thought to be about 50 million years old, have been discovered around 250 kilometres off the coast of Syd...
- Massive extinct volcano discovered beneath Pacific OceanScientists, at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), on a seafloor mapping mission found a new seamount near the Johnson Atoll in the Paci...
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