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Socotra Island is strange
Environment

Socotra Island is strange

From a distance from a sci-fi movie, Socotra Island was separated from the African continent about 6-7 million years ago.

December 16, 2018
Melted glacier water subsides the ocean floor
Environment

Melted glacier water subsides the ocean floor

Dutch experts warn that the current sea-level assessment methods do not take into account the increased volume of the entire ocean as glaciers and ice shelves melt.

December 16, 2018
Freezing ocean waves off the US
Environment

Freezing ocean waves off the US

Cold air entered the East Coast of the United States, creating a rare phenomenon in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the Slurpee wave, the Science reported yesterday.

December 16, 2018
The deepest place of the ocean
Environment

The deepest place of the ocean

American scientists have drawn the deepest area map in the ocean, more detailed than the previous maps. It is the Mariana basin in the western Pacific Ocean, about 2500k…

December 16, 2018