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A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.
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New study finds 117-million-year-old geological formations rewriting Atlantic Ocean history

Buried nearly a kilometre beneath the Atlantic seabed west of Guinea-Bissau lies a geological time-capsule: gigantic 117-million-year-old mud waves sculpted by dense, underwater avalanches. A new ...
THE WEEK

The Atlantic Ocean may start shrinking

The Atlantic Ocean may begin to shrink, said a new study published in the journal Geology. Oceans are not necessarily a permanent fixture on Earth, as they are able to appear and close due to the work ...

The Bermuda Triangle Is Hiding Something Scientists Never Expected to Find

Scientists have discovered a massive, 12.4-mile-thick rock layer beneath the Bermuda Triangle, unlike anything ever found on ...
New York Post

Atlantic Ocean could be swallowed up in ‘Ring of Fire,’ scientists warn

The Atlantic Ocean may “soon” be swallowed up by a vast chain of colliding tectonic plates that has been ominously dubbed the “Ring of Fire,” scientists warn. The tectonic plate underneath Africa has ...