‘Eye of Sauron’ volcano and other deep-sea structures discovered in underwater ‘Mordor’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 27, 2021
It is one of several discoveries named after “The Lord of the Rings.”
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When an ancient volcanic ‘supereruption’ caused sudden cooling, early humans got lucky0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 23, 2021
Around 74,000 years ago, a “supereruption” on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, blasted out an estimated 5,000 cubic kilometres of magma. This was the Toba eruption, the largest volcanic eruption of the past 2 million years. To put 5,000 cubic kilometres of magma in perspective, this is more than a hundred times as large as the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, and included enough ash to blanket the entire United Kingdom about 1 millimetre deep.
Sea snot choking Turkey’s waters could be a warning to the world0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 22, 2021
Turkey’s Marmara Sea is dying. Globs of feathery goo are literally choking the life out of the water. Scientists say rising sea temperatures and untreated wastewater being dumped into the sea combined to create the perfect conditions for phytoplankton to thrive. Now it’s thriving at the expense of everything else.
Nessie Hunter: Why I’m still searching for the Loch Ness monster after 30 years0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 21, 2021
He may not have solved the mystery yet, but one thing proven beyond doubt is that Steve Feltham is a very patient man.
Creepy, finger-like fungus found clinging to life in Australian island0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 19, 2021
Researchers were pleasantly surprised to discover a large population of Tea-tree Fingers, a critically endangered species, on a remote Australian island.
Mysterious Lights Appear on NASA’s Live International Space Station Feed, UFO Speculation Ensues0
- Earth Mysteries
- July 14, 2021
Many NASA fans know that the agency has an International Space Station live feed on YouTube, but sometimes, mysterious things appear on camera that perplexes viewers, like these array of lights.
‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This:’ Elusive, ‘Scary-Looking’ Eel Species Found on Beach0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 14, 2021
While taking a walk along the coastline of Hilton Head Island in South Carolina last week, Joe Grondalski and Shannon Ruff spotted something out of the ordinary: a small head poking out of the sand.
A ‘wobble’ in the moon’s orbit could result in record flooding in the 2030s, new study finds0
- Earth Mysteries
- July 13, 2021
The entire US coastline is in for a one-two punch from the lunar cycle and climate change.
Kazakhstan’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’: Magic or Science? Uncovering the Real Story Behind the Two Villages That Fell Asleep0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 12, 2021
In 2015, residents from two villages in Kazakhstan dubbed as “sleepy hollow,” were relocated after 25% of the population suffered a mysterious sleeping disease for three years already.
Caspian Sea explosion blamed on underwater ‘mud volcano’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 5, 2021
An underwater explosion launched a towering column of fire into the sky over the gas-rich Caspian Sea on Sunday, in a stunning display said to have been caused by a so-called “mud volcano” in Azerbaijan.
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