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Scientists Crack Case Of Strange "Golden Orb" Found On Seabed Off Alaska – And It’s Not An EggThe "golden egg" was seen on the seafloor near Alaska in September 2023.

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Scientists Crack Case Of Strange "Golden Orb" Found On Seabed Off Alaska – And It’s Not An EggThe "golden egg" was seen on the seafloor near Alaska in September 2023.
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Scientists Crack Case Of Strange "Golden Orb" Found On Seabed Off Alaska – And It’s Not An Egg

clock-iconApril 23, 2026

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A "Yellow Brick Road" In The Pacific Was Discovered During A First-Ever Exploration Of Underwater VolcanoesStock image of yellow Bricks

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A "Yellow Brick Road" In The Pacific Was Discovered During A First-Ever Exploration Of Underwater VolcanoesStock image of yellow Bricks
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A "Yellow Brick Road" In The Pacific Was Discovered During A First-Ever Exploration Of Underwater Volcanoes

clock-iconApril 10, 2026

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A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up The Seabed. Three Years On, We're Seeing Devastating ImpactsAbyssal brittle star: A Lovecraftian monster found in the new research.

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A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up The Seabed. Three Years On, We're Seeing Devastating ImpactsAbyssal brittle star: A Lovecraftian monster found in the new research.
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A Deep-Sea Mining Test Carved Up The Seabed. Three Years On, We're Seeing Devastating Impacts

clock-iconDecember 8, 2025
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Scientists "Wake Up" Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seabed For 100 Million YearsMagnified image showing microbes revived from 101.5 million-year-old sediment.

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Scientists "Wake Up" Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seabed For 100 Million YearsMagnified image showing microbes revived from 101.5 million-year-old sediment.
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Scientists "Wake Up" Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seafloor For 100 Million Years

clock-iconAugust 28, 2025
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Just 0.001 Percent Of The Deep Ocean Has Been Directly ObservedA map of north america with glowing zone around hawaii, west coast, florida, gulf of mexico and bit in alaska

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Just 0.001 Percent Of The Deep Ocean Has Been Directly ObservedA map of north america with glowing zone around hawaii, west coast, florida, gulf of mexico and bit in alaska
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Just 0.001 Percent Of The Deep Ocean Has Been Directly Observed

clock-iconMay 7, 2025
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Earth's Geomagnetic Pole Flips Are Written In Giant "Zebra Stripes" On The SeafloorDeep Sea Hydrothermal Vents in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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Earth's Geomagnetic Pole Flips Are Written In Giant "Zebra Stripes" On The SeafloorDeep Sea Hydrothermal Vents in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Earth's Geomagnetic Pole Flips Are Written In Giant "Zebra Stripes" On The Seafloor

clock-iconApril 7, 2025
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Rich Ecosystem Of Animal Life Found Under Seafloor At 2,500 Meters Water DepthA fish and giant tubeworms near the seafloor surface at 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) water depth.

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Rich Ecosystem Of Animal Life Found Under Seafloor At 2,500 Meters Water DepthA fish and giant tubeworms near the seafloor surface at 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) water depth.
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Rich Ecosystem Of Animal Life Found Under Seafloor At 2,500 Meters Water Depth

clock-iconOctober 15, 2024
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Gigantic, Devastating Ancient Underwater Avalanche Mapped In World-First Result3D image of giant underwater avalanche

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Gigantic, Devastating Ancient Underwater Avalanche Mapped In World-First Result3D image of giant underwater avalanche
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Gigantic, Devastating Ancient Underwater Avalanche Mapped In World-First Result

clock-iconAugust 28, 2024
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Flying Spaghetti Monsters And 20 Potential New Species Spotted At Sea MountsA rarely seen Bathyphysa conifera, commonly known as the flying spaghetti monster. It has ghostly white tendrils and logs of leg-like appendages.

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Flying Spaghetti Monsters And 20 Potential New Species Spotted At Sea MountsA rarely seen Bathyphysa conifera, commonly known as the flying spaghetti monster. It has ghostly white tendrils and logs of leg-like appendages.
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Flying Spaghetti Monsters And 20 Potential New Species Spotted At Sea Mounts

clock-iconAugust 28, 2024
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Mysterious Relics Found On Seafloor Could Lead To A Game-Changing DiscoveryA diver in Capri discovering an Obsidian from the Stone Age.

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Mysterious Relics Found On Seafloor Could Lead To A Game-Changing DiscoveryA diver in Capri discovering an Obsidian from the Stone Age.
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Mysterious Relics Found On Seafloor Could Lead To A Game-Changing Discovery

clock-iconDecember 11, 2023
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Say Hello To The Sea Pig, A Peculiar Blob That Lives 6,000 Meters Below The Seaa sea pig on the seabed

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Say Hello To The Sea Pig, A Peculiar Blob That Lives 6,000 Meters Below The Seaa sea pig on the seabed
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Say Hello To The Sea Pig, A Peculiar Blob That Lives 6,000 Meters Below The Sea

clock-iconDecember 7, 2023
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Over 5,000 New Deep Sea Species Found In Area At Risk Of Rare Metal MiningA selection of deep-sea specimens from the collection of the Natural History Museum London.

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Over 5,000 New Deep Sea Species Found In Area At Risk Of Rare Metal MiningA selection of deep-sea specimens from the collection of the Natural History Museum London.
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Over 5,000 New Deep Sea Species Found In Area At Risk Of Rare Metal Mining

clock-iconMay 26, 2023
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Lubricant Is Leaking From The Seabed, And It May Be Raising Earthquake RiskSonar image of the Pythias Oasis site shows bubbles and "chemically distinct fluid" rising from the seafloor about two-thirds of a mile deep and 50 miles off Newport, Oregon.

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Lubricant Is Leaking From The Seabed, And It May Be Raising Earthquake RiskSonar image of the Pythias Oasis site shows bubbles and "chemically distinct fluid" rising from the seafloor about two-thirds of a mile deep and 50 miles off Newport, Oregon.
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Lubricant Is Leaking From The Seabed, And It May Be Raising Earthquake Risk

clock-iconApril 14, 2023
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We May Now Know What Made The Mysterious Holes At The Bottom Of The Bering SeaMysterious holes in the Bering Sea floor

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We May Now Know What Made The Mysterious Holes At The Bottom Of The Bering SeaMysterious holes in the Bering Sea floor
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We May Now Know What Made The Mysterious Holes At The Bottom Of The Bering Sea

clock-iconApril 10, 2023
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Ancient Life "Wakes Up" After 100 Million Years Under the Seafloorarticle image

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Ancient Life "Wakes Up" After 100 Million Years Under the Seafloorarticle image
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Ancient Life "Wakes Up" After 100 Million Years Under the Seafloor

clock-iconJuly 28, 2020
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