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Italian diver discovers ‘treasure at the bottom of the sea’ in Sicily

An Italian diver and spearfishing champion on a routine foray in the waters off Sicily recently happened upon the remains of an ancient shipwreck, which Italy’s Ministry of Culture...

‘Most incredible discovery of my life’ – Roman shipwreck believed to be more than 2,000 years old found off Sicily

Specialist divers found the wreckage about 46m under the surface after a tip-off from local fishermen

The Atlantic: The ocean that holds Earth’s hidden history

The Atlantic has contained entire landscapes, ecosystems and geological worlds that were completely unknown to humans until very recently. As sea levels rose following the last Ice...

Spooky Underwater Phenomena Investigated By Scientists

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People have reported seeing strange underwater lights for hundreds of years, but the earliest stories were not well recorded. Witnesses said the li...

Giant Ancient Roman Dolium And Possible Shipwreck Found On The Seabed Near Elba Island

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Underwater archaeologists have discovered a giant Roman-era dolium and a possible shipwreck on the seabed near the island of Elba. The underwater...

In 1973, the two-man submersible Pisces III sank during an undersea cable job and became trapped…

In 1973, the two-man submersible Pisces III sank during an undersea cable job and became trapped...

Fisherman Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Packed With Hundreds of Amphorae

Learn about a Roman-era shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sicily by a fisherman who found hundreds of ancient jars while diving. 

Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Italian coast

A Roman-era shipwreck that has remained untouched on the seabed for more than 2,000 years has been uncovered by divers off the coast of Sicily, police on the Mediterranean island s...

First Close-Up Images of <em>Quest,</em> Ernest Shackleton's Last Ship, Reveal Ghost Nets Covering t...

Learn how Alvin, the first submersible to visit Titanic, captured the first close-up images of Shackleton’s last ship in the Labrador Sea.

First Close-Up Images Reveal Shackleton’s Lost Ship on the Ocean Floor

More than a century after Ernest Shackleton last walked its deck, his final ship has emerged from the darkness at the bottom of the Labrador Sea. The first close-up images of Quest...

Plumbing the Shipwrecks of an Infamous Pirate Cove

For the marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley, the most honest history can be found on the seafloor.

MBARI Maps California’s Octopus Garden

Engineers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have completed a 10-day research expedition to capture deep-sea ecosystems in unprecedented detail.

Underwater Cave Bones Reveal Hidden Clues About Ancient Fossils

Distinct marks on cave bones can reveal how underwater fossil deposits formed and changed over time. Deep inside flooded caves, animal bones can remain remarkably intact for decade...

Habitable underwater pod blows open new world of subsea exploration

Historic Expedition Set to Survey Quest and Terra Nova

A deep-sea expedition to conduct the first comprehensive digital mapping of two iconic polar exploration shipwrecks -- the Quest and the Terra Nova -- has been announced.

Scientists discovered 149 new deep-sea species near a collapsed volcano: 'It was a massive hole in the data'

Marine scientists from Museums Victoria in Melbourne recently wrapped a deep-sea expedition near the remote Christmas and Cocos islands.

Underwater Drones Find “Dead” Coral Reefs Teeming With Life

Researchers used sonar and underwater imaging systems to locate a mesophotic coral garden that scientists in the 1960s had assumed was dead. More than 50 meters beneath the waters...

First Images Of The Terra Nova Captured

An expedition has captured the first-ever 3D images of the sunken wreck of the Terra Nova.

Dual Vent Fields Discovered During Doldrums Fracture Zone Expedition

Scientists have discovered two new hydrothermal vent fields in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean.

Fishermen find ancient Roman shipwreck off coast of Sicily

Rome (CNN) — Italian spear fisherman and diver Giacomo De Mola couldn’t believe his eyes when what he thought was an underwater rock turned out...

Close-Up Images Of The Quest Shipwreck Taken For The First Time

An international expedition has successfully captured the first close-up imagery of the Quest, the historic final vessel of legendary polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Possible Port Identified Near Submerged Etruscan Temple

SANTA MARINELLA, ITALY—Traces of a possible Etruscan port have been found some 300 feet off […] The post Possible Port Identified Near Submerged Etruscan Temple appeared first on A...

Underwater Drone Looks for Shipwreck, Finds Washing Machines Instead

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released fascinating footage filmed back in 2017 of an underwater expedition that didn't quite go as planned. [R...

Severe Drought Exposes Historic Shipwrecks Along the Danube River

Learn about shipwrecks that have begun to emerge on the Danube River, revealing the impacts of drought in Central Europe.