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It is astonishing to find an enormous field of underwater sand dunes. They are discovered hidden beneath the ocean at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay! These sand dunes are called sand waves.

Here is a set of striking images bringing the seafloor to..

Ocean’s food supply can get dramatically affected by ozone depletion’s long-term impacts. This is suggested by a new research in Antarctica. Phytoplankton is a major food source of lower species, like krill. A Tasmanian scientist-group has measured…

The Monday’s tsunami crashed into the Java island’s beach resorts and fishing villages and already killed more than 300 people, leaving more than 160 missing. The habitats and victims there could not take precautions and measures against the…

After the tropical storm Bilis hit across China, the disastrous rainstorms and flooding by now, has increased the death toll to 88, according to state media. With at least 2.3 million people affected by rainstorms and floods, across the province…

Dry cleaners use a hazardous air pollutant — perchloroethylene, or perc in the cleaning procedure. Exposure to this pollutant increases the risk cancer and neurological damage. With this in view, the Environmental Protection Agency tightened public…

It is an established fact that one of the manifestations of global warming is drought. But, as a backfire, this natural phenomenon in turn exacerbates global warming. Australian scientists have concluded this from the findings that forests affected by..

Do you know that some of the rare bowhead whales can outlive humans by generations?! Yes, also known as Greenland right whales, at least one bowhead male can live for up to 200 years. Scientists have revealed this by examining their eye…

In the first half of 2006, the United States experienced the highest ever recorded temperatures in the continent! The January temperatures across the month of June were 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average.

The burnt of the record…

Recently, a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales — working in the eastern state of Queensland – dug out a ferocious past of Australia! Three new fossil deposit-discoveries made recently by paleontologists revealed that cuddly…

Despite many efforts, plastic bits are still rampant on the beaches and can be found easily floating on the ocean surface.

According to a report by United Nations Environmental Program, an average of 46,000 pieces of plastic debris, found frequently..