Thousands of mysterious holes have been discovered on the ocean floor not far from the Californian coast. Thousands of secret holes have been found on the seafloor after deep-sea surveys. The Earth’s oceans are anything, however, explored. According to reports, humans have managed to explore regarding 5% of the ocean floor. The remaining 95% of […]
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In a research study, an international group of researchers investigates the atmosphere as a pertinent source of plastic pollution in our globe’s waters. According to estimates, by 2040, plastic pollution could get to 80 million metric tons (176 billion pounds) annually. Plastic particles have now been found in virtually all circles of the environment, e.g.,
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Last month, scientists identified a 207-year-old shipwreck in the Gulf of Mexico as the Industry, a whaling ship that tipped over in a harsh 1836 storm. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) made the thrilling discovery while taking a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for a test run through the ocean floor.
The Comeback According to the Guardian, at the peak of the commercial whaling industry, just 1,500 humpback whales were left alive. However, this week, Australian environment minister Sussan Ley announced the removal of the species from the endangered wildlife list. Ley told the independent news channel that removing the humpback from the endangered species list
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Giant sponge gardens Little food gets to the depths below the perpetually ice-covered Arctic Ocean since light limits the productivity of algae. Researchers from Bremen, Bremerhaven, and Kiel found a surprisingly abundant and densely populated ecosystem on the tops of extinct underwater volcanoes. These hubs of life were dominated by sponge gardens, growing there in
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Simulations reveal that this deep-sea glass sponge’s skeleton is more than simply pretty A Venus’s flower basket is not all just beautiful. This spectacular deep-sea sponge can also change the circulation of seawater in unusual ways. The sponge’s glassy skeleton is formed by a lacy, barrel-shaped chamber. Flow simulations show how this complex structure changes
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According to new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, changes in major wind and ocean circulation systems can briefly accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. According to Claudine Hauri, a researcher at the UAF International Arctic Research Center, ocean acidification is typically viewed as a slow push
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A study done by the University of Queensland discovered that increasing reforestation efforts in coastal areas could considerably reduce the amount of sediment runoff reaching coral reefs and enhance their resilience. The research project examined over 5,500 coastline coastal locations around the globe and discovered that almost 85 percent of them leached silt to coral
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