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Massive craters formed by methane blow-outs from the Arctic sea floor
Crater in Yamal Peninsula in Siberia A new study in Science shows that hundreds of massive, kilometer-wide craters on the ocean floor in the Arctic were formed by substantial methane expulsions. Even though the craters were formed some 12,000 years … Continue reading
Fossils on the Floor
Fossils on the Floor: Mosaics within the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol and Fossils on the Floor within the Nebraska State Capitol: A Coloring and Activities Book by Robert C Diffendal Jr As you’ll be able to see from … Continue reading
Exciting new creatures discovered on ocean floor
Scientists have discovered six new animal species in undersea hot springs 2.8 kilometres deep in the southwest Indian Ocean. Geology News — ScienceDaily
New Zealand earthquake was so strong it lifted sea floor 2 meters
Incredible photographs show how New Zealand ‘s 7.8 magnitude earthquake lifted the seabed two metres – and exploded through the sand Photo by Anna Redmond Scientists say seabed lifted about two metres on the foreshore and say they have never … Continue reading
The secret to an Oesia life: Prehistoric worm built tube-like ‘houses’ on sea floor
The fossilised remnants of tube-like ‘dwellings’ which housed a primitive type of prehistoric sea worm on the ocean floor have been identified in a new study. According to researchers, the long, perforated tubes may have looked like narrow chimneys reaching … Continue reading
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Geologist Unearths 340 Million-Year-Old Floor of ‘Lost Ocean’
A 23,000 square mile section of rock beneath the eastern Mediterranean (highlighted dark blue) could be the world’s oldest region of oceanic crust, dating back up to 340 million years Earth’s oldest oceanic crust: Geologist finds floor of ‘lost ocean’ … Continue reading
The secret to an Oesia life: Prehistoric worm built tube-like ‘houses’ on sea floor
The fossilised remnants of tube-like ‘dwellings’ which housed a primitive type of prehistoric sea worm on the ocean floor have been identified in a new study. According to researchers, the long, perforated tubes may have looked like narrow chimneys reaching … Continue reading
The secret to an Oesia life: Prehistoric worm built tube-like ‘houses’ on sea floor
The fossilised remnants of tube-like “dwellings” which housed a primitive type of prehistoric sea worm on the ocean floor have been identified in a new study. read more (e) Science News – Paleontology & Archaeology
Woman found dead on floor with throat slashed
(ANSA) – Palermo, November 18 – Police are investigating the murder of a 63-year-old woman who was found dead with her throat slashed in her apartment in the Sicilian city of Palermo, sources said Monday. Grazia Rosaria Quadrini was found … Continue reading