Undersea volcano erupts in Tonga, South Pacific

An undersea volcano has erupted near Tonga in the South Pacific, shooting smoke, steam and ash straight up into the sky. Scientists are on their way to inspect the volcano, and no islanders have been affected at this...

PETA wants to rename fish "sea kittens"

Animal advocates PETA want to rename all fish 'sea kittens' as they say doing this will make people want to eat and kill them less, so they have launched a new campaign. "People don't seem to like fish. They're...

Robot dives in to find internet sea break

Internet and telephone services between Europe, the Middle East and Asia have been severely disrupted after three submarine cables in the Mediterranean Sea were cut. Engineers have been working on to...

Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan

"A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of damage, casualties or tsunamis, the Seismology Centre said. The undersea tremor, which could be felt in the capital Taipei, struck at 11:16 am (0316 GMT) about 31...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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