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Gulf of Mexico 'diving'
Oceanography

Gulf of Mexico 'diving'

US scientists claim that most of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico has settled to the bottom rather than disappear like officials say.

December 17, 2018
Clash of giant termite species
Oceanography

Clash of giant termite species

Oil field workers in the Gulf of Mexico have encountered giant sea termites up to a meter long for submarine exploration of the seabed at a depth of nearly 3 km.

December 17, 2018
Arctic has large fossil fuel reserves
Oceanography

Arctic has large fossil fuel reserves

The northern area of ​​the Arctic Circle is estimated to have about 90 billion barrels of oil, with 1.670 trillion minutes of recoverable natural gas reserves and 33 bil…

December 17, 2018
Fuel from seaweed
Oceanography

Fuel from seaweed

The 16 green liquid containers in the laboratory of Professor Roger Ruan of the University of Minnesota, USA, are a testament to the booming trend of renewable energy re…

December 17, 2018