Scientists think they’ve found a window into the dawn of time on Earth, and it’s hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean. A team led by geophysicist Simon Lamb of the University of Wellington and scientist Cornel de Ronde of GNS Science said the key to our past lies in a remote corner of South Africa, far … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! This chart shows the length difference between a PCFG gray whale born in 2020 and a PCFG born before the year 2000. OSU researchers have determined that an adult PCFG gray whale born in 2020 is expected to reach an … Read more
A silent colossus lurks off the Pacific coast, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline with tsunamis and devastating earthquakes. For decades, scientists have warned about the potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that runs offshore along the coast from northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California. When the fault – or even … Read more
A silent colossus lurks off the Pacific coast, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline with tsunamis and devastating earthquakes. For decades, scientists have warned about the potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that runs offshore along the coast from northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California. When the fault – or even … Read more
Scientists have mapped one of the most dangerous places on earth in unprecedented detail: a geological boundary spanning more than 1,000 kilometers just off the northwest coast of the Pacific Ocean. Along this loaded stretch, called the Cascadia subduction zone, two pieces of the Earth’s crust slide against each other, building stresses that could cause … Read more
According to National GeographicThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Also called the Pacific Debris Vortex, it consists of two distinct collections of debris bounded by the vast subtropical gyre in the North Pacific Ocean. Now scientists have examined plastic waste floating in the Great Pacific … Read more