The Strait of Hormuz has remained a critical chokepoint throughout the conflict involving the United States, Iran and Israel. US President Donald Trump has warned several times that if Tehran does not open the strategic waterway to full and safe traffic, it could face severe consequences.The Strait, a narrow passage lying between the Persian Gulf […]
Lakes are often thought of as calm bodies of water with clear inflows and outflows, part of a continuous cycle that eventually connects back to the ocean. Some lakes sit in closed basins where water enters but never leaves through rivers or streams. These are known as endorheic lakes. The water simply collects, then slowly […]
In western Norway, a quiet underwater discovery is drawing attention from archaeologists and historians who study early coastal life. Beneath the seabed near a narrow channel in Grindasundet, close to the village of Telavåg in Øygarden, researchers have identified a long stone formation that appears to have been deliberately constructed. It lies not far from […]
Eighty years after the sinking of the hell ship, Ōyoku Maru in December 1944, the DPAA took a bold, multi-year recovery expedition into the Philippine Sea. The Japanese hell ship was unknowingly bombed by the US in December 1944, resulting in over 1,600 prisoners of war going down with the ship, of which approximately 250 […]
Dubai–Oman Green Corridor Launched: A Game-Changer for Global Trade In a move that could redefine logistics across the Gulf, Dubai has unveiled a “green corridor” with Oman for sea-air cargo shipments, promising faster, more efficient and streamlined trade between Asia, the Middle East and beyond. At a time when global supply chains are under pressure […]
Image Credit: AI Generated The idea of sailing endlessly across a seemingly infinite horizon of blue water with no sign of land in sight? No beaches of soft white sand or rocky cliffs and headlands to signal the edge. This is no sailor’s worst nightmare; this is the Sargasso Sea, the only sea in the […]
A remarkable geological feature was discovered beneath the Black Sea- an enormous underwater river complete with waterfalls, rapids, and floodplains. The river flows through the Bosphorus Strait and is fed by very salty and dense Mediterranean water. According to Professor Daniel Parsons, former Lecturer at the University of Leeds and one of the researchers who […]
What makes things strange sometimes is when we see something for a long time, and it suddenly disappears. Eventually, the same thing happened with a land bridge that used to connect Britain and Europe. Thousands of years ago, Britain and Europe were connected by a bridge, Doggerland. This large area contained a variety of different […]
AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Arctic sea ice is on track to record one of its smallest winter peaks since satellite monitoring began four decades ago, raising fresh concerns about climate change and its geopolitical implications, according to data reviewed by news agency AFP.Figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Center show […]
IShowSpeed (Image via Getty Images ) Darren Watkins Jr., better known online as IShowSpeed, surprised fans during a livestream on March 4, 2026 when he suddenly said he wanted to search the ocean for the famous treasure from One Piece. The moment came while he was streaming on his YouTube channel during a video titled […]
