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Scientists may have found Brazilian ‘Atlantis’
Brazilian geologists announced the discovery, 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) from Rio, of what could be part of the continent that was submerged when the Atlantic Ocean was formed as Africa and South America drifted apart 100 million years ago. Roberto Ventura Santos, a top official at Brazil’s…
Scientists: Climate change causing Arctic Ocean to acidify at alarming rate
Scientists with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) warned Monday morning that the Arctic Ocean is acidifying much more rapidly than previously thought, adding that it will be “tens of thousands of years” before the worst effects of climate change on the Arctic Ocean…
Mouthless ‘zombie worms’ use acid to drill into whale bones
A species of faceless, mouthless so-called zombie worm makes its home in the bones of whale skeletons on the ocean floor. According to Discovery.com, these worms use acid to bore into the bones, where they mate and feed on the nutrients inside. Osedax worms, which are the subject of a study…
Five hot air balloon riders found drifting in the Pacific
AFP – Five women who were riding in a hot air balloon were rescued from the Pacific Ocean, while workers searched for two male passengers who are still missing, officials said. “Thank God, we have located five female occupants and we are continuing to search for the two missing men,…
Private firm Orbital Sciences ready for first launch of Antares rocket
Orbital Sciences, one of two private US firms chosen by NASA to shuttle cargo to the International Space Station, is preparing for the first launch of its Antares rocket Wednesday. The launch over the Atlantic ocean is scheduled for 5 pm (2100 GMT) from the Wallops flight facility from an island…
Mississippi man used buckets of poop to cover smell of pot plants
An Ocean Springs, Mississippi man used buckets of human waste to cover the strong smell of marijuana emanating from a pot growing operation in his house. According to WLOX, Channel 13, Jackson County police arrested Henry Ha Nguyen, 42, on Monday when officers found a sophisticated growing…
