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Denmark Strait Cataract: World's Largest Underwater Waterfall Discovered
The Denmark Strait cataract, the world’s largest underwater waterfall, is located between Iceland and Greenland. Plunging 11,500 feet from top to bottom, it plays a key role in the global ocean circulation system. The waterfall forms part of the thermohaline circulation, which helps regulate the Earth's climate. Despite its immense size, it remai...
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Scientists Confirm Discovery Of 40 Huge Craters At The Bottom Of Lake Michigan
During an August expedition, the team discovered around 40 of these features, which are believed to be sinkholes.
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Mysterious 'Golden Egg' Discovered At The Bottom Of Pacific Ocean Baffles Scientists
The team of explorers found the shiny golden orb when they were exploring an extinct volcano during the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition.
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Journey To The Bottom Of The Sea: On A Titanic Tour
The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have ever visited the luxury liner's watery grave.
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How This Year's Military Intelligence Leaks Could Damage US Security
In the early 1970s the CIA built a gigantic ship called the Hughes Glomar Explorer to lift a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a declassified history by the US intelligence agency.
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Scientists Identify Intense Heatwaves At The Bottom Of Ocean
The scientists found that marine heatwaves can be more intense and last longer than hot spells at the ocean surface.
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'Mysterious' Shark Graveyard, Full Of Fossilized Teeth, Discovered At The Bottom Of The Indian Ocean
A shark graveyard, full of fossilized teeth, some millions of years old, has been discovered on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast.
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Researchers Find Bizarre Creatures At The Bottom Of Ocean: Here Are Some Of Them
Researchers on their 13,000-kilometer voyage uncovered ancient sea mountains, volcanic cones, canyons and ridges.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Scientists Discover Deadly Pool At Bottom Of Ocean That Kills Anything That Swims Into It
Scientists from the University of Miami have discovered a lethal pool at the bottom of the Red Sea that kills anything that swims into it.
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Yellow Brick Path Found At Bottom Of Pacific Ocean, Scientists Wonder If It's "Road To Atlantis"
The marine scientists said that their aim was to investigate underwater structures known as seamounts - formed by volcanic activity.
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China Sends Vessel Into Earth's Deepest Ocean Trench With 3 Men On Board
China livestreamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the ocean Friday, the latest foray by the country's scientists into the Earth's deepest ocean trench.
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Researchers Find Supergiant 'Sea Cockroach' With 14 Legs. It's Nightmare-Inducing
Researchers from Singapore have found a giant 'sea cockroach' at the bottom of the Indian Ocean - and it may make you shudder.
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NASA Astronauts Train Underwater To Mimic Mars Mission
NASA has sent a team of astronauts to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on a 16-day mission to prepare for future deep space missions and the journey to Mars.
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World War II Japanese Ship Found in Philippines, Says US Billionaire
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the Japanese Navy's biggest warship at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines, 70 years after US forces sank it.
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Denmark Strait Cataract: World's Largest Underwater Waterfall Discovered
The Denmark Strait cataract, the world’s largest underwater waterfall, is located between Iceland and Greenland. Plunging 11,500 feet from top to bottom, it plays a key role in the global ocean circulation system. The waterfall forms part of the thermohaline circulation, which helps regulate the Earth's climate. Despite its immense size, it remai...
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Scientists Confirm Discovery Of 40 Huge Craters At The Bottom Of Lake Michigan
During an August expedition, the team discovered around 40 of these features, which are believed to be sinkholes.
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Mysterious 'Golden Egg' Discovered At The Bottom Of Pacific Ocean Baffles Scientists
The team of explorers found the shiny golden orb when they were exploring an extinct volcano during the Seascape Alaska 5 expedition.
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Journey To The Bottom Of The Sea: On A Titanic Tour
The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have ever visited the luxury liner's watery grave.
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How This Year's Military Intelligence Leaks Could Damage US Security
In the early 1970s the CIA built a gigantic ship called the Hughes Glomar Explorer to lift a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a declassified history by the US intelligence agency.
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Scientists Identify Intense Heatwaves At The Bottom Of Ocean
The scientists found that marine heatwaves can be more intense and last longer than hot spells at the ocean surface.
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'Mysterious' Shark Graveyard, Full Of Fossilized Teeth, Discovered At The Bottom Of The Indian Ocean
A shark graveyard, full of fossilized teeth, some millions of years old, has been discovered on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast.
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Researchers Find Bizarre Creatures At The Bottom Of Ocean: Here Are Some Of Them
Researchers on their 13,000-kilometer voyage uncovered ancient sea mountains, volcanic cones, canyons and ridges.
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Deep Sea Mining Is About To Begin, Testing Soon In Pacific Ocean: Report
Deep sea mining has recently received controversial approval, and experiments will soon begin at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Scientists Discover Deadly Pool At Bottom Of Ocean That Kills Anything That Swims Into It
Scientists from the University of Miami have discovered a lethal pool at the bottom of the Red Sea that kills anything that swims into it.
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Yellow Brick Path Found At Bottom Of Pacific Ocean, Scientists Wonder If It's "Road To Atlantis"
The marine scientists said that their aim was to investigate underwater structures known as seamounts - formed by volcanic activity.
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China Sends Vessel Into Earth's Deepest Ocean Trench With 3 Men On Board
China livestreamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the ocean Friday, the latest foray by the country's scientists into the Earth's deepest ocean trench.
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Researchers Find Supergiant 'Sea Cockroach' With 14 Legs. It's Nightmare-Inducing
Researchers from Singapore have found a giant 'sea cockroach' at the bottom of the Indian Ocean - and it may make you shudder.
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NASA Astronauts Train Underwater To Mimic Mars Mission
NASA has sent a team of astronauts to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on a 16-day mission to prepare for future deep space missions and the journey to Mars.
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World War II Japanese Ship Found in Philippines, Says US Billionaire
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says he has found the Japanese Navy's biggest warship at the bottom of the sea in the Philippines, 70 years after US forces sank it.
