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
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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?
Rare Footage Captures First-Ever Look at Mysterious Glass Octopus in Pacific Ocean
For over a century, the elusive glass octopus, also known as Vitreledonella richardi, has been one of the most enigmatic creatures of the deep sea. This ethereal creature has remained mostly elusive, and very little is known about it, except that it frequents subtropical and tropical areas deep in the ocean, mostly in the twilight zone and the midnight zone. Scientists have … [Read more...] about Rare Footage Captures First-Ever Look at Mysterious Glass Octopus in Pacific Ocean
An 83-year-Old Japanese Man has Set The Record For The Oldest Person To Sail Solo Across The Pacific
Kenichi Horie has proven time and time again that it is never too late to pursue your dreams. At the age of 23, the 83-year-old Japanese seafarer became the oldest person to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean, 60 years after becoming the first person to do it. "I didn't imagine I'd be sailing at 83," he said, "but I'm still healthy and didn't want to pass up this … [Read more...] about An 83-year-Old Japanese Man has Set The Record For The Oldest Person To Sail Solo Across The Pacific