For most of the human history, the oceans represented something larger than any power could control. It was unfathomable and beyond conquest—wild, uncontained, and governed by forces of nature rather ...

Two earthquakes hit the area between Fiji and New Zealand on April 14 morning. The first quake measured 6.5, and the second measured 6.1. The quakes occurred near the Kermadec Trench. The Australian ...

Imagine descending into the ocean’s deep, dark twilight zone, a realm straight out of science fiction. Here, in a place where crushing pressure and eternal darkness dominate, gigantic creatures ...

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault ...

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rip currents are narrow, powerful channels of fast-moving water that flow away from the beach and can travel at speeds of up to ...

A Chinese vessel is suspected of mapping the seafloor around U.S. allies Australia and New Zealand to support submarine deployments, an analyst has said. All observed activities conducted by the ship, ...

said the vessel paused for a third time early on Tuesday around 550 nautical miles from Perth as it passed over the Indian Ocean marine trench, which has a maximum depth of 7000m. The Chinese ship ...

Every 100 to 200 years, a megaquake strikes the Nankai Trough, a deep ocean trench created by the meeting of two tectonic plates. Since Japan is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a massive belt of ...

The Japanese government has issued an urgent warning over the catastrophic damage which could be caused by an impending ...

The Nankai Trough is a deep ocean trench formed by the boundary of two tectonic plates, which is hit by a megaquake once every 100 to 200 years. In the deadliest scenario, the report predicts that ...

The 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Myanmar and Thailand on March 28 is a chilling reminder for everyone to start taking seriously the ever-present threats that come with living in the so-called ...

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