Oceans

Giant Jawbone Discovery Unveils Massive Marine Reptile: Biggest Creature in Earth’s Oceans?

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Braunton, England – A remarkable discovery on a beach in Somerset has unveiled a newfound species of an ancient marine reptile, likely the largest to have ever roamed Earth’s oceans. This massive jawbone, believed to belong to an ichthyosaur, was found by a father-daughter duo, Justin and Ruby Reynolds, during a fossil-collecting excursion in May 2020. The jawbone, measuring over 6.5 feet, suggests that the creature, named Ichthyotitan severnensis, could have reached a length of …

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Greenland’s Unexplained Uplift: New Land Emerges Faster Than Rising Oceans

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An unusual geophysical phenomenon is occurring in Greenland, where the land is rising at a faster rate than the rising oceans. This surprising occurrence is the result of the elevating bedrock, which is creating new land in Greenland’s seas, including small islands and skerries like Uunartoq Qeqertaq. The rising land has even been officially recognized and added to Greenland’s maps in 2005. Scientists from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have been monitoring this unusual …

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New NASA PACE Satellite to Revolutionize Understanding of Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has successfully launched a revolutionary new satellite called PACE, short for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The satellite is set to provide an unprecedented look at Earth’s microscopic marine life and tiny atmospheric particles. The mission of the PACE satellite is to shed light on the role of aerosols and clouds, as well as phytoplankton …

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Saturn’s Death Star Moon, Mimas, Hides Surprising Oceans Beneath Its Icy Shell

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Paris, France – Researchers have made a surprising discovery about Saturn’s moon Mimas, which is known for its resemblance to the Death Star from Star Wars. They have found evidence suggesting that a massive internal ocean, buried beneath the moon’s icy shell, may exist. The findings, published in Nature, reveal that Mimas, a moon 250 miles wide, may have an underground ocean as deep as 45 miles, accounting for more than half of its volume. …

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