ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATESonar mapping led to the discovery of over 19,000 new volcanoes underwater. Read for more details. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Dana Yoerger, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) High-Resolution Radar Data Discovers New 19,000 Underwater Volcanoes There are thousands of underwater volcanoes, and our lack of knowledge about them can lead to tragedy for us and the ecosystem in the ocean.
A new study found that woolly mammoths only evolved to be fluffy throughout their 700,000 years of existence. Read the article to learn more about this.
A pair of fossil hunters found a huge tooth while hiking along the Nechako River and it turned out to be from the extinct megalodon. Read for more details.
Researchers found a new species of box jellyfish, which is venomous and marks the first time it has been found in Chinese waters. Check it out in this article.
A new study presented evidence of Vikings reaching the Americas as early as 985 AD, over 500 years before Christopher Columbus discovered the country. Read the article to learn more details.
Iceberg B-22A, which initially separated from Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in 2002, is now finally drifting away from the South Pole. Read the article to learn more details.
After subjecting specimens of the Tully monster to scans, the researchers found out that the creature was an invertebrate all along. Read to learn more.
Two alligators were killed after attacking a man in Florida. Read for more details. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Mfield, Matthew Field) Alligator Shot Dead After Ripping Off a Man's Leg; How Aggressive Are Gators? Two alligators got killed, and a Florida man lost a portion of his leg after an unprovoked attack.
A Florida man caught on camera hitting a lemon shark with a hammer was arrested after ditching a court summons. Read the article to learn more details about this incident.
The giant hole located on top of the Cascadia Subduction Zone is leaking up into the ocean, which may be a sign of an earthquake. Read the article to learn more.
Back when Antarctica was still filled with forests and vegetation, sauropods may have used it as a land bridge to cross continents. Read to learn more.