Scientists witness first-ever seafloor spreading event as 160 million cubic metres of lava create new ocean floor

For most of human history, the creation of new ocean floor has been something inferred rather than witnessed. Geologists ...
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Ancient whale graveyard discovered deep in the Indian Ocean

Scientists have uncovered an astonishing 1,200-kilometer-long underwater site in the Indian Ocean, filled with the preserved ...
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A 5.3 million‑year‑old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean

When a whale dies, a very special natural phenomenon can come alive. The carcass might float at the surface for some time, attracting sharks and other predators. As it becomes weathered it may start ...