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Scientists may have discovered ancient ocean lines on Mars | The Jerusalem Post
Apr 16, 2026 - Like Earth and the solar system's other planets, Mars formed roughly 4.5 billion years ago. Early in its history, Mars was warmer and wetter than the cold and...
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https://www.earth.com/news/ancient-ocean-extinction-happened-in-stages-not-all-at-once/
Ancient ocean extinction happened in stages, not all at once - Earth.com
Apr 5, 2026 - A new study reveals that a major cooling event 34 million years ago caused staggered marine extinctions, not a single global collapse.
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/16/world/science-health/mars-clues-ancient-ocean/
Huge 'bathtub ring' may show contours of ancient ocean on Mars - The Japan Times
Apr 16, 2026 - A new study builds on earlier evidence of a bygone Martian ocean including studies identifying features resembling an ancient shoreline.
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https://futurism.com/space/glimpse-huge-ocean-mars
Scientists Astonished by Glimpse of Huge, Ancient Ocean on Mars
Jan 24, 2026 - Researchers used satellite data to calculate and simulate the sea level in a canyon, getting a glimpse of a huge ocean.
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https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/scientists-found-a-bathtub-ring-on-mars-could-it-be-evidence-of-an-ancient-red-planet-ocean
Scientists found a 'bathtub ring' on Mars. Could it be evidence of an ancient Red Planet ocean? |...
Apr 20, 2026 - A huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet.
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/science/mars-ocean-coastal-shelf
‘Bathtub ring’ offers new evidence for ancient Mars ocean | CNN
Apr 20, 2026 - Scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried up billions of years ago.
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https://news.wisc.edu/ancient-antarctic-ice-cycles-impacted-ocean-productivity-thousands-of-miles-away/
Ancient Antarctic ice cycles impacted ocean productivity thousands of miles away – UW–Madison News
UW–Madison study links Antarctic ice sheet growth and decay to a 40,000-year rhythm in subtropical marine productivity.
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/stay-out-water-does-prehistoric-shark-still-live-ocean-006605
Stay Out of the Water: Does a Prehistoric Shark Still Live in the Ocean? | Ancient Origins
There is said to be a shark that is scarier than the one from the movie Jaws which is as large as the biggest whale.
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https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/22419/
Ancient squids dominated the ocean 100 million years ago – Hokkaido University
A new fossil discovery technique reveals that squids originated and rapidly became abundant, dive...
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https://www.newscientist.com/podcasts/how-ancient-humans-crossed-the-vast-ocean-brain-training-for-dementia-life-of-science-legend-maggie-aderin/
Podcasts | How ancient humans crossed the vast ocean; Brain training for dementia; Life of science...
Episode 345 More than 8,500 years ago, ancient people crossed the ocean to the remote island of Malta for the first time. Long before compasses or sails were...
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https://apnews.com/video/animals-corals-national-national-0daefd013b0041aba82fa2b16cb8fa84
First glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean | AP News
Apr 24, 2024 - A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago.
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260402042807.htm
Strange “elephant skin” rocks reveal ancient life in the dark ocean | ScienceDaily
A puzzling wrinkled rock formation in Morocco has led scientists to rethink where ancient microbes could live. Instead of shallow, sunlit waters, these...
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https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-science-space/vanguard-underwater-habitat-00102271
Revolutionary Steel Pod Could Enable Ocean Floor Living | Ancient Origins
Revolutionary Vanguard underwater habitat unveiled in Miami will allow scientists to live on the ocean floor for week-long missions, marking first new subsea...
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