Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum, in mangrove area, Queensland, Australia (Photo by: … [+] Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images Elasmobranchs (which includes sharks, skates, and rays) have thrived for over 450 million years and survived Earth’s most dramatic climate shifts, including the five mass extinction events. Yet, in today’s …
In 2014, a remarkable encounter with a whale shark sparked a journey of discovery off the coast of Madagascar’s Nosy Be. Little did marine enthusiast and researcher, Stella Diamant, know that this encounter would lead to a groundbreaking initiative in citizen science. Fast forward to today, and the results are nothing short of extraordinary: the …
Common goose barnacles / pelagic gooseneck barnacle / smooth gooseneck barnacles (Lepas anatifera) … [+] washed on the beach. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images A team of University of South Florida geoscientists has create a method that can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris …
Topline A recent study suggests that the Indian Ocean Gravity Low (IOGL), the Earth’s lowest “gravity hole,” is likely caused by plumes of magma beneath the Earth’s crust. The study used supercomputers to simulate the formation of the area over 140 million years. 3D rendering of the planet Earth getty Key Facts A study conducted …