Environment
World's deepest earthquake beneath Japan
If confirmed, tremors at a depth of 751 km could surprise geologists who think the middle mantle is virtually earthquake-proof.
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Environment
Visit the 3000-year-old island nation to admire the world's most unique underwater waterfall
The island nation of Mauritius possesses one of the most magnificent landscapes in the world: Undersea waterfalls. However, is this really a waterfall?
Cancer
New breakthrough: Treating brain cancer with marine actinomycetes
A new drug specifically for neuroblastoma is exploited from a bacterium found on the seabed at a depth of 1981m.
Computer science
How Google, Facebook put thousands of miles of fiber optic cable under the sea floor?
The process of completing an undersea cable route can take up to several years, using a dedicated cable laying vessel with a pre-explored route.
Oceanography
Mysterious 'underwater tornado' phenomenon off the coast of Australia
When explorers from the Schmidt Aquarium conducted a remote expedition near the Moore Reef off the Australian coast, they came across an unusual phenomenon, the 'underwa…
Oceanography
First image of octopus at a depth of 7,000m
Scientists photograph Dumbo octopus swimming the largest depth ever recorded under the Indian Ocean, exceeding the previous record nearly 2,000 m.
Discover science
What if humans could breathe underwater?
When humans can swim freely underwater like fishes, what new things will appear in life on this Earth?
Oceanography
Discovered 'monster eating bones' in the depths of the Earth
The bodies of 3 crocodiles have been swallowed up by tiny monsters on the ocean floor, and their bones are no longer available.
Oceanography
Marine animals protect the Earth from millions of viruses
Shrimp, oysters, sponges and shellfish can effectively remove virus particles in the aquatic environment through a variety of methods.
Biology
Discover life under a 15km deep crack
Microorganisms thrive in one of the harshest environments of the Earth, opening the hope of finding life on another planet.
Oceanography
Huge fresh water is discovered deep below the sea floor
A rare freshwater reserve has been discovered off the southern coast of New Zealand, which can help combat drought and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Biology
Detecting large numbers of bacteria on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean
The new group of bacteria is a related family of sexually transmitted pathogens, proliferating in high-pressure and hypoxic environments.
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If you drain all the water from the sea, what will the Earth look like?
The longest mountain range in the world with up to 90% of its parts beneath the sea, bridges connecting the continents, ... are all revealed in this NASA video.
Archeology
10,000-year-old remains in an underwater cave
The remains belonged to a 30-year-old Paleoindian woman, helping to reveal new information about the first inhabitants to live in the Americas.
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Groundbreaking research: Turning sea optic cables into earthquake detection systems
The researchers propose to use existing undersea optical fiber cables as a seismic detection tool.