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Mysterious Brain Disease Found in Dead Great White Sharks Along Atlantic Coast
A series of unexplained great white shark deaths along the North American Atlantic Coast has sparked scientific investigations. The first case, recorded in August 2023, revealed brain inflammation in a shark found in Prince Edward Island. Further cases showed similar patterns, with experts struggling to determine the cause. Some scientists suggest ...
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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Future Earthquake Epicenter? Scientists Forecast An 'Atlantic Ring Of Fire' Formation
Earth's continents have cyclically united and separated over billions of years. The future convergence remains uncertain, posing questions about timing and whether it will occur near the North Pole or equator.
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Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.4 Jolts North Atlantic Ocean
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted North Atlantic Ocean, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Netizens Upset With Netflix for Re-Releasing James Cameron's Titanic 'Too Soon' After Titan Submarine Tragedy
Netizens have criticised Netflix's latest move to bring 1997 blockbuster Titanic onto the streaming service 'too soon' after the Titan submersible disaster which has killed five people. Users suggest that this is 'bad timing' on the part of the streaming giant, and potentially capitalising on the attention generated by the tragedy.
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Hurricane Florence Likely To Make Landfall Today: 5 Facts
Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas in United States early on Friday with howling winds, life-threatening storm surges and torrential rains. Hurricane Florence is weakened and slower moving than in recent days and is prepared to make a landfall at some point today. The National Hurricane Center, in its latest advisory, said that Hurricane Flo...
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Hurricane Florence Churns Toward US' South-Eastern Coast, Gains Force
Florence, the sixth tropical storm in the Atlantic basin this year, intensified into a hurricane on Sunday and will rapidly gain force as it churns over the open ocean toward the U.S. East Coast, with landfall likely in the Carolinas later this week, forecasters said
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Why You've Never Heard Of The Six Chinese Men Who Survived The Titanic
In the early hours of April 15, 1912, a lifeboat navigated the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, its skeleton crew scanning the dark, debris-littered surface for any sign of life. Hours earlier, the unthinkable had happened: The RMS Titanic, a majestic ocean liner deemed "unsinkable," had struck an iceberg and slowly disappeared into the s...
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Fast-Melting Arctic Is Already Altering Ocean's Circulation, Say Scientists
Scientists studying a remote and icy stretch of the North Atlantic have found new evidence that fresh water, likely melted from Greenland or Arctic sea ice, may already be altering a key process that helps drives the global circulation of the oceans.
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Postal Label Mailed To Titanic May Fetch 12,000 Pounds At Auction
A unique postal label from a parcel addressed to the wireless operator on the Titanic, the ill-fated British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in April 1912, is expected to be sold for 12,000 pounds at an auction.
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Salmon from Norway comes to India with 'Desi' Twist
Sea food lovers are in for good news as they can now relish salmon, native to tributaries of North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, in Indianised versions like 'Amritsari Tawa Salmon' and 'Bengali yogurt mustard Salmon'.
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A Century Later, Titanic Set To Sail In 2018
More than a century after the original Titanic ship infamously sank on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean, a fully-functioning replica of the gigantic vessel is set to sail in 2018, according to a media report.
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North Atlantic Ocean Absorbed 50 Per Cent More Carbon Dioxide Over Last Decade
The North Atlantic Ocean absorbed 50 per cent more human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) over the last 10 years, compared to the previous decade, according to a new study.
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World War II Ships Found Deep in 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'
Two sunken ships from World War II -- a German U-boat and an American merchant vessel -- have been found deep in the ocean off the coast of North Carolina, officials said on Tuesday.
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US Pledges Funds to Explore Puerto Rico Trenches
The US government has pledged nearly $350,000 to help scientists in Puerto Rico explore the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, a trench just north of the island.
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Mysterious Brain Disease Found in Dead Great White Sharks Along Atlantic Coast
A series of unexplained great white shark deaths along the North American Atlantic Coast has sparked scientific investigations. The first case, recorded in August 2023, revealed brain inflammation in a shark found in Prince Edward Island. Further cases showed similar patterns, with experts struggling to determine the cause. Some scientists suggest ...
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Extinct Walrus-like Mammal Discovered in Atlantics, Provides New Insights into Marine Evolution
Recent findings have unveiled Ontocetus posti, an extinct walrus-like mammal that lived 2.2 million years ago. Led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville from the University of Tsukuba, this discovery, made from fossils found in Norwich, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium, provides fresh insights into the evolutionary history of walruses. Initially misidentified, the foss...
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Future Earthquake Epicenter? Scientists Forecast An 'Atlantic Ring Of Fire' Formation
Earth's continents have cyclically united and separated over billions of years. The future convergence remains uncertain, posing questions about timing and whether it will occur near the North Pole or equator.
-
Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.4 Jolts North Atlantic Ocean
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 jolted North Atlantic Ocean, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Netizens Upset With Netflix for Re-Releasing James Cameron's Titanic 'Too Soon' After Titan Submarine Tragedy
Netizens have criticised Netflix's latest move to bring 1997 blockbuster Titanic onto the streaming service 'too soon' after the Titan submersible disaster which has killed five people. Users suggest that this is 'bad timing' on the part of the streaming giant, and potentially capitalising on the attention generated by the tragedy.
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Hurricane Florence Likely To Make Landfall Today: 5 Facts
Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas in United States early on Friday with howling winds, life-threatening storm surges and torrential rains. Hurricane Florence is weakened and slower moving than in recent days and is prepared to make a landfall at some point today. The National Hurricane Center, in its latest advisory, said that Hurricane Flo...
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Hurricane Florence Churns Toward US' South-Eastern Coast, Gains Force
Florence, the sixth tropical storm in the Atlantic basin this year, intensified into a hurricane on Sunday and will rapidly gain force as it churns over the open ocean toward the U.S. East Coast, with landfall likely in the Carolinas later this week, forecasters said
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Why You've Never Heard Of The Six Chinese Men Who Survived The Titanic
In the early hours of April 15, 1912, a lifeboat navigated the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, its skeleton crew scanning the dark, debris-littered surface for any sign of life. Hours earlier, the unthinkable had happened: The RMS Titanic, a majestic ocean liner deemed "unsinkable," had struck an iceberg and slowly disappeared into the s...
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Fast-Melting Arctic Is Already Altering Ocean's Circulation, Say Scientists
Scientists studying a remote and icy stretch of the North Atlantic have found new evidence that fresh water, likely melted from Greenland or Arctic sea ice, may already be altering a key process that helps drives the global circulation of the oceans.
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Postal Label Mailed To Titanic May Fetch 12,000 Pounds At Auction
A unique postal label from a parcel addressed to the wireless operator on the Titanic, the ill-fated British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage in April 1912, is expected to be sold for 12,000 pounds at an auction.
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Salmon from Norway comes to India with 'Desi' Twist
Sea food lovers are in for good news as they can now relish salmon, native to tributaries of North Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, in Indianised versions like 'Amritsari Tawa Salmon' and 'Bengali yogurt mustard Salmon'.
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A Century Later, Titanic Set To Sail In 2018
More than a century after the original Titanic ship infamously sank on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean, a fully-functioning replica of the gigantic vessel is set to sail in 2018, according to a media report.
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North Atlantic Ocean Absorbed 50 Per Cent More Carbon Dioxide Over Last Decade
The North Atlantic Ocean absorbed 50 per cent more human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) over the last 10 years, compared to the previous decade, according to a new study.
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World War II Ships Found Deep in 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'
Two sunken ships from World War II -- a German U-boat and an American merchant vessel -- have been found deep in the ocean off the coast of North Carolina, officials said on Tuesday.
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US Pledges Funds to Explore Puerto Rico Trenches
The US government has pledged nearly $350,000 to help scientists in Puerto Rico explore the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean, a trench just north of the island.
