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Once the Dirtiest Zone on Earth, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Now Home to Dozens of Ocean Species
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (844+ words) Hidden deep in the Pacific, scientists have uncovered thriving ecosystems where none should exist. On miles of drifting plastic, coastal creatures are not just surviving, they're multiplying. More than a thousand miles from the nearest coast, in the vast and…...
They Drilled Deeper Into Earth’s Crust Than Anyone Before… Then Hit Something Unexpected
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (332+ words) A team of scientists drilling near the Lost City in the Atlantic Ocean went far beyond expectations, uncovering a rare rock from Earth's mantle in the deepest core sample ever recorded. In May 2023, a team of researchers aboard the JOIDES…...
Scientists Discover New Magnetic Anomaly Hidden Beneath Australia's Northern Territory
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (252+ words) The discovery of a magnetic anomaly beneath Australia's Northern Territory is reshaping our understanding of the region's geological history and could lead to exciting new opportunities for resource exploration. "Magnetic data allows us to see through the ground and understand…...
Giant Pythons Once Roamed Taiwan: New Fossil Discovery Stuns Researchers
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (343+ words) A groundbreaking fossil discovery reveals that giant pythons once roamed Taiwan, offering a new glimpse into the island's predator-filled past. "This fossil represents the largest and most unexpected fossil snake from Taiwan," the research team stated. This finding, published in…...
After 375 Years, Earth’s Long-Lost 8th Continent Has Been Found Under the Pacific, and It’s Bigger Than India
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (384+ words) Long dismissed as a geological mystery, this underwater giant is now changing everything scientists thought they knew about Earth's surface. A massive landmass submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean for tens of millions of years has now been formally recognized by…...
A 512-Million-Year-Old Fossil Site in China Reveals Strange Sea Creatures From an Ancient Underwater World
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (563+ words) A 512-million-year-old ecosystem, frozen in stone, reveals an explosive comeback after a mass extinction no one fully understood, until now. In a quarry nestled in the hills of southern China, paleontologists have uncovered a fossil bed unlike any previously found…...
NASA Spots Eerie Black Spots in the Sahara Making Dunes Vanish on One Side and Grow On the Other
1+ week, 2+ day ago (596+ words) A trio of ancient mesas is rewriting what we know about wind, sand, and deep-time geology, captured in stunning detail from space. Dark, flat-topped hills in central Mauritania have captured the attention of satellite analysts and geologists tracking the evolution…...
Greenland’s Ice Vanished 7,000 Years Ago and That Terrifies Scientists Today. Is History About to Repeat Itself?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (280+ words) Greenland's Ice Vanished 7,000 Years Ago and That Terrifies Scientists Today. Is History About to Repeat Itself?Indian Defence Review The discovery comes from an international team of researchers involved in GreenDrill, a project led by the University at Buffalo and…...
Neither Terrestrial nor Aquatic: This Ancient Snake Fossil Doesn't Belong Anywhere on the Evolutionary Map
1+ week, 5+ day ago (531+ words) Discovered in England, this ancient creature has no modern match, and its secrets have only just been uncovered. The Natural History Museum in London confirmed in late 2025 that the fossil represents a unique genus and species, revealing a set of…...
Geologists Confirm World’s Largest High-Grade Iron Ore Deposit Worth $6 Trillion
2+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) Buried beneath Western Australia lies a discovery so massive, it's forcing scientists to rewrite a billion years of Earth's history, and may hand one nation unprecedented power over global industry. A mineral discovery in Western Australia has realigned key assumptions…...