Geologists have discovered a giant reservoir of freshwater underneath the North Atlantic ocean. While the size of this cache was rather surprising, researchers say that it shouldn't be unexpected. It was in the 1970s when first signals of the freshwater reservoir was noticed but it was not until recently that people suspected it to be a rather big one. It is trapped in porous rock that is suspected to run the entire length of the North-East side of the US.
When you want to go diving to see those majestic coral reefs, Italy is probably not the first country you'd consider going to. In fact, it might not be one of the countries that's in your short list. Nobody knew of the coral reef hiding in the great coast of Italy until now.
The Great Barrier Reef serves not only as a World Heritage Site, but it also the home to a lot of underwater creatures. But global warming has clearly affected its ecological balance and it needs all the help it could get.
Hairy bacteria that live in filaments and attached to the volcano surface are found that called Venus' hair. It is the first type of bacteria which colonizes after the eruption of a volcano.
Scientists claim that by 2050, 90% of the coral reef would have died. Already half of the reefs are over In the last 30 years and unless drastic measures are taken, its extinction is inevitable.
Biologists have found a way to monitor dolphins even if they are not around. Using cutting-edge cameras, the dolphins can be monitored underwater to see its behaviors and activities.
Accounting to the death of millions of marine lives, Lamprey remains one of the most barbaric fish predators. Scientists are trying various innovative ways to combat the ferocious sea evil.
One of the most mysterious and weird underwater creature, 'Tully' Monster was earlier believed to be related to fish but a recent study contradicts that claim.
Virtual Reality finally enters the underwater domain. Now without getting wet, coral lovers can experience the underwater life of Sisters' Islands, Singapore.
When a whale washes ashore, researchers and government agencies are usually the first on scene to assess the causes of death. However, when a rare beaked whale washed ashore in Australia earlier this week, Tuesday Oct. 14, researchers were eager to get to the scene for an entirely different reason — the opportunity to learn something about a deep diving mammal we know so little about.