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Bizarre Sea Pig Spotted At Chile’s Deepest Seeps 2,836 Meters Below The Sea

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A collection of new species discovered lurking on the seafloor exemplifies exactly how alien this strange world is. In the Clarion-Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii, marine scientists have discovered animals humanity has never seen before: creatures who live very different lives, in the permanent darkness of the abyssopelagic.

Alien-Looking Species Seen For First Time Ever in Ocean's Darkest Depths

A heavily populated area may experience compounding effects of shaking. A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that a massive earthquake 2,500 years ago dramatically shifted the course of one of the world’s largest rivers. This previously undocumented seismic event rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River into present-day, densely populated Bangladesh, an area that continues to be at high risk for significant earthquakes.

A Major Earthquake Caused One of the Largest Rivers on Earth To Abruptly Change Course – Could It Happen Again?

Washington State

The most destructive Cascadian earthquakes are likely to slam offshore of Washington state and Vancouver Island, new data reveal. The Cascadia megathrust is a massive fault thought capable of generating devastating magnitude 9 earthquakes similar to the 2011 Tohoku temblor, but its structure has long eluded scientists. Now, data from the most comprehensive survey yet show that the fault is not a single, continuous fracture but comprised of at least four segments. The most dangerous appears to stretch from off the coast of southern Vancouver Island through Washington state, researchers report in the June 7 Science Advances.

Geoscientists found the most dangerous part of a famous West Coast fault

Some of the world’s largest earthquakes and tsunamis have originated from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 1,127-kilometer (700-mile) stretch that runs from northern California up to British Columbia. Here, the Pacific Ocean floor is subducting under North America – and when the fault periodically locks and releases, it can unleash devastating megathrust earthquakes and record-breaking waves.

Megathrust Earthquakes And The World’s Largest Tsunamis: What Is The Cascadia Subduction Zone?

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A landmass which was once home to up to half a million people has been discovered off the coast of northern Australia.The now-submerged continental shelf was a vast, habitable landscape for much of the past 65,000 years, covering some 390,000 square kilometres (around 242,300 miles) – an area bigger than New Zealand The scientists who made the landmark find, led by Kasih Norman of Queensland’s Griffith University, said that the “complex landscape” that existed on the Northwest Shelf of Australia was “unlike any landscape found on our continent today”.And yet, the humans who lived there spoke similar languages and created...

Lost continent 'unlike anything found today' discovered off the coast of Australia

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A North Carolina woman has gone viral after finding a creepy hidden room in her cousin's new house. Noelle Pierce, a photographer in Charlotte, went to tour the property after her cousin gave her the code to enter the newly purchased home.

North Carolina woman discovers creepy hidden room in cousin's new home

The sweeping beaches of Australia seem a world away from the towering glaciers of Antarctica, and yet, clues found among antipodean sands have led to a dazzling discovery on the frozen continent.The incredible find was made when scientists began noticing streaks of pink washing up on the remote southern beach of Petrel Cove, around 90km (56 miles) from Adelaide.They swiftly worked out that the coloured sand was made up of the mineral garnet, but were stunned to learn of its age and origin."This journey started with questioning why there was so much garnet on the beach at Petrel Cove," University...

Mysterious pink sands in Australia reveal hidden structures thousands of miles away

The Independent

The bodies of three people have been found inside a crater at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain.The identities of the people, including gender or age, were not confirmed. One of them has already been brought down from the slopes, police said on Thursday. An effort to bring back the two other bodies will continue Friday or later, depending on weather conditions, they said. A search was called off for Thursday because of forecasts for heavy rainfall. It’s unclear whether the three people were climbing the 3,776-meter (12,388-foot) mountain together, as the bodies were found several meters...

Bodies of three people discovered in Mount Fuji crater

Reader beware: The longnosed stargazer fish’s stare is about to live rent-free in your head forever. The Untamed Paths, which offers ecological excursions in Singapore, recently posted a video of a rare find from an intertidal exploration. The “uncommon and fascinating sight” of a longnosed stargazer staring up from the sand is downright bizarre.

Spotted in Singapore: This Bizarre Fish Is Our New Nightmare

A-Z-Animals

Of the many types of sharks, deep sea sharks are definitely the most distinctive looking! Because deep in the darkest parts of the oceans, at unimaginable depths, live some of the most unusual and primitive sharks in the world.  Many of these sharks live so deep that they are rarely seen and have barely been […]

10 Deep Sea Sharks Rarely Seen By Humans

LiveScience

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing the course of the Ganges.

Huge earthquake 2,500 years ago rerouted the Ganges River, study suggests

https://www.youtube.com/embed/nGLtMWx28hs?rel=0Hot tubs are generally associated with bubbling relaxation, but there’s one pool you certainly wouldn’t want in your local spa.The so-called “Hot Tub of Despair” is located at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, and its toxic waters have a horror movie-style effect on almost anything that gets too close.The sinister bowl-shaped “tub” sits almost 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) beneath the waves and measures 30.5 metres (100 feet) wide and 3.7 metres (12 feet deep), according to Nautilus Live.It was discovered during a 2015 field investigation into cold seeps in the region. These are places where hydrocarbons – organic...

Deep-sea 'hot tub of despair’ has a nightmarish effect on all who enter it

Archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo have unearthed a unique burial field in Fredrikstad, southeastern Norway. The site, featuring over 40 circular stone formations, primarily contains the cremated remains of children, dating back more than 2,000 years. The excavation, led by Guro Fossum, began in December 2023...

Over 40 circular stone formations with children’s cremated remains uncovered in Norway

Snopes

Image shows eerily large octopus purportedly washed ashore and surrounded by shocked locals.

Fact Check: This Giant Octopus Was Photographed on the Coast of Indonesia?

A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.2 hit near the coast of central Peru at 05:36 UTC on June 28, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 28 km (17 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 56 km (35 miles). The epicenter was...

Very strong M7.2 earthquake hits near the coast of central Peru, hazardous tsunami waves possible

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Challenges are part of life. People with various ages face certain obstacles. Some of them test our resilience and strength. Some zodiac signs have an unbeatable spirit that helps them overcome adversity. They don’t fear trying new things even when the odds are against them. Their perseverance often pays off as they reap big from their risks. Yet, their nature makes them hold onto abusive relationships as they fear moving on. Are you one of these resilient people?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Never Give Up

Up until relatively recently, researchers had never seen a humpback whale birth from start to finish. They’d witnessed the moments shortly after, but due to the fact that humpback whales live where we don’t, capturing a birth on camera had eluded them. But finally, divers with cameras were able to film the beautiful moment.

Witness a Humpback Whale Birth Filmed In Its Entirety for the First Time Ever

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WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Interesting Engineering

In what became a multi-agency operation, it took roughly two days for various co-coordinating agencies to rescue the large mammal.

Australia: Humpback whale stuck in 1760 pounds of rope set free by rescuers

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Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance – Jinxed by Being

If you end up doing any research on Ben Chasny’s quarter-century of work as Six Organs of Admittance, you’ll come across the term “space folk” as...

Shackleton & Six Organs of Admittance – Jinxed by Being

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