The Runit Dome, also known as the “nuclear coffin,” is a concrete sarcophagus located on Runit Island in the Marshall Islands. It contains 73,000 cubic meters of radioactive debris from 68 nuclear detonations and biological warfare remains that were left behind by the United States government between 1946 and 1958. The Runit Dome was constructed in 1980 as a means of containing … [Read more...] about The Runit Dome: A Concrete Sarcophagus Leaking Radioactive Waste into the Pacific Ocean
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Scientists Find a ‘Yellow Brick Road’ in a Never-Before-Seen Spot of The Pacific Ocean
An ancient dried-up lake bed with what appears to be a yellow brick road has been discovered during an expedition to a deep-sea ridge just north of the Hawaiian Islands. The mysterious scene was stumbled upon earlier this year by the exploration ship Nautilus as it surveyed the Lili'uokalani ridge within Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument (PMNM). Even though we have … [Read more...] about Scientists Find a ‘Yellow Brick Road’ in a Never-Before-Seen Spot of The Pacific Ocean
In the Pacific Ocean, a Brand-New Baby Island Has Just Been Born
Boom! And just like that, a new island was born. According to NASA Earth Observatory, a new island has appeared in a region of the southwest Pacific Ocean dotted with submerged volcanoes. In just eleven hours, a continent appeared from the aquatic depths, formed by gushing lava that had been cooled by the ocean waters and hardened. It all started with the eruption of an … [Read more...] about In the Pacific Ocean, a Brand-New Baby Island Has Just Been Born
What is This Sinister Red Flame Illuminating The Pacific Ocean?
Internet sleuths are searching for explanations for a mysterious crimson light above the Pacific Ocean. Pilot Dustin Maggard captured a weird red glow below from his cockpit 31,000 feet over the ocean. He claimed, "We had no notion what we were looking at. We were cracking jokes about being in the midst of an extraterrestrial invasion or some type of military … [Read more...] about What is This Sinister Red Flame Illuminating The Pacific Ocean?
The Elusive Glass Octopus Has Finally Been Filmed In The Dark Depths Of The Pacific
When an underwater robot videotaped this seldom observed glass octopus gracefully flying through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean, it revealed everything, even a peek of its innards. During a 34-day expedition off the isolated Phoenix Islands, an island located more than 3,200 miles (5,100 kilometers) northeast of Sydney, Australia, marine biologists discovered … [Read more...] about The Elusive Glass Octopus Has Finally Been Filmed In The Dark Depths Of The Pacific