Prehistoric volcanoes created much of the world's oil

Scientists at the University of Alberta believe they've figured out where a large portion of the world's oil came from--massive underwater volcanic eruptions that took place millions of years ago.  Their theory...

Star-struck! Scientists amazed by extraordinary, million-strong 'Brittle Star...

" A natural wonder dubbed "Brittle Star City" has been discovered on the summit of an undersea mountain.Scientists were amazed to find tens of millions of starfish-like creatures packing the flat top of the seamount,...

A Catastrophe in the Works?

"Evidence of a massive undersea landslide has been found less than 15 kilometres from Wellington airport, raising fears another slip could trigger a devastating tsunami. "

BC Scientists solve mystery of origins of Burgess Shale

Certainly a major importance how British Columbia and vertabrates evolved over 530 million years ago." Scientists solve mystery of origins of Burgess ShaleRandy Boswell, Canwest News...

Internet comes Normal After Undersea Cable Repaired

"ABC Live: Internet’s undersea cable has been repaired and online traffic has returned to normal on undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf."

Major Internet Outage

"CAIRO, Egypt - An abandoned anchor was responsible for cutting one of the undersea Internet cables severed last week, causing disruptions across the Middle East and parts of Asia, the cable's owner said Friday."

Another Major Cable Break Leaves Thousands Without Net Access

A third (or fourth, depending how you count the lines and service disruption) cable connecting Europe and Asia was destroyed, leaving many people across both continents without internet.The continued destruction of the major cables has led to widespread conspiracy theories...

Canadian envoy to hand over houses in Aceh

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia John Holmes will travel to Banda Aceh to meet with project partners delivering his country`s post-tsunami reconstruction assistance.While in Banda Aceh, the ambassador will participate in a ceremony marking the...

Earthquake Rocks Indonesia’s Sumatra Island

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck at 3:31...

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

"A powerful undersea earthquake off Indonesia's main island of Java has shaken the capital Jakarta."

Vancouver Island electricity cable damaged by Deltaport dumping

"Vancouver Island electricity cable damaged by Deltaport dumping Scott SImpson, Vancouver Sun Published: Thursday, August 02, 2007 An investigation is underway after one of Vancouver Island's main electricity supply...

Vietnamese Fishermen Harvest Internet Cables

"As if the internet didn't have enough problems, what with the NSA trolling packets for sharp words and black hole routers swallowing packets, fishermen in Vietnam are now salvaging underseas fiber optic cables that connect the nation's computers to Thailand and Hong Kong,...

DEBKAfile Exclusive: A large, high-ranking Syrian delegation of 40 generals o...

"DEBKAfile Exclusive: A large, high-ranking Syrian delegation of 40 generals on secret mission to Tehran April 23, 2007, 12:42 PM (GMT+02:00) Led by Maj. Gen. Yahya L. Solayman, War Planning chief at the Syrian armed forces General Staff, the delegation represents all...

Quake and tsunami kill 13; countless are missing

UPDATE: Aid agencies are attempting to get supplies to the stranded islanders, many of whom are huddled together in higher elevations. After shocks are still a regular occurrence. The BBC has a great first-person...

Canada leads the way tracking fish stocks.

"BROOKLIN, Canada, Feb 14 (IPS) — Canada will spend 38 million dollars to install thousands of undersea listening posts along the continental shelves of North America, the Mediterranean, Gulf of Mexico and Australia."

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