Latest about Rivers & Oceans
What's the largest ocean that ever existed on Earth?
Panthalassa, a single world ocean surrounding the supercontinent Pangaea, would have stretched at least 1,800 miles (3,000 kilometers) wider than the Pacific.
Massive expanse of towering hydrothermal vents discovered deep in the Pacific
Scientists found a huge field of hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise.
Why are there no bridges over the Amazon River?
Due to a number of technical and logistical difficulties, as well as meandering through sparsely populated areas, there is no pressing need to build a bridge on the Amazon River.
Strange 'alien' holes discovered on the ocean floor
The holes form a straight line and appear at regularly repeating distances, and they are surrounded by tiny mounds of sediment.
Is the Red Sea really red?
The Red Sea takes its name from periodic blooms of a blue-green algae called Trichodesmium erythraeum, which turn the normally vivid blue waters a reddish-brown.
Why can't we drink saltwater?
More than 70% of our little blue planet is covered by water, but we can only drink a tiny fraction of it. Why can't we drink saltwater when it is all around us?
Why do seashells sound like the ocean?
A seashell held to your ear may sound like the ocean, but so does cupping your hand or holding a bowl at the same spot. Here's why.
'Unlucky' creatures that enter rare Red Sea brine pools are immediately stunned to death
Scientists recently discovered rare brine pools — dense, salty depressions — at the bottom of the Red Sea, where microbes thrive under extreme conditions.
