Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the ...

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all marine species. But the crater it left behind in the Gulf of Mexico was a ...

The menacing asteroid that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs left a colossal marine crater in what's now the Yucatan Peninsula.

Oceana analysis shows long-lasting harms of worst oil spill in U.S. historyWASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- April 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which ...

and calmer winds help the sediment in the water settle to the sea floor. More fascinating than what makes the Gulf change color, though, is why Needham was inspired to write about it: not as a man ...

In December 2023, thanks to UNH, the United States grew by one million square kilometers. The U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical miles from our coasts through a geopolitical process ...

But the crater it left behind in the Gulf of Mexico was a literal hotbed ... asteroid impact and its melt sheet buried beneath the seafloor likely played a role in its recovery and sustenance ...

The Chicxulub asteroid crater supported marine life for 700,000 years, showing that some mass extinction events may help life ...

Mentioning the color of the water off Galveston's beaches can start more arguments than debating whether to call it the Gulf of Mexico or America ... settle to the sea floor.