October 20, 2015 Thousands of Eocene shark teeth found in Canadian Arctic The stark, barren landscape of Banks Island in Canada has yielded an unexpected find more than 8,000 shark teeth that date back millions of years, and have now been described in a study
October 20, 2015 Hundreds of methane plumes erupting along East Coast In an unexpected discovery, hundreds of gas plumes bubbling up from the seafloor were spotted during a sweeping survey of the U.S.
October 20, 2015 New 14-foot 'sea serpent' found in Southern California For the second time in less than a week, a 'sea serpent' attracted gawkers on a Southern California beach.
October 20, 2015 Largest volcano on Earth found under Pacific Ocean The world's largest volcano lurks beneath the Pacific Ocean, researchers have announced.
October 20, 2015 400-Million-year-old 'spiny shark' fossil found The fossilized remains of a 408-million-year-old fish species have been found in Spain, a study reports.
October 20, 2015 Researchers find possible traces of continent off coast of Brazil A research team says they have found an area off the coast of Brazil that may have contained parts of the original continent Pangaea, which existed before the Americas, Africa and other land masses drifted apart.
October 20, 2015 Invisible war rages in world's oceans The discovery of new viruses that appear to be spread around the world's oceans hints at a war waging between such viruses and their prey: an abundant group of bacteria.
October 20, 2015 Deepest corals in Great Barrier Reef discovered Even four times as deep as most scuba divers venture, the Great Barrier Reef blooms. A new exploration by a remote-operated submersible has found the reef's deepest coral yet.
October 20, 2015 China, other Asian countries chief source of 8.8 million tons of plastics that hit ocean Each year about 8.8 million tons of plastic ends up in the world oceans, a quantity much higher than previous estimates, according to a new study that tracked marine debris from its source.
October 20, 2015 Prisoners of 'ingenious' 1962 Alcatraz escape could have survived If they had timed their escape just right, three prisoners who slipped out of Alcatraz more than 50 years ago on a raft made from raincoats would have had a chance of survival, new research shows