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Priscilla Alvarez
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Even though many scientific analysts have studied the oceans, there are still many unexplained oceanic enigmas that remain unsolved. From strange things floating on the surface to mysteries in the depths of the oceans, scientists have yet to uncover everything. Starting with a mysterious object found in the dark depths of the Baltic Sea, we have got our way to seven great mysteries that are yet to be solved. Every indication seems to point to an answer lurking deep beneath the shore and scientists may never know what is hidden in those dark depths. Everything from giant squids to sunken ships has been theorized but none of these remains confirmed.
The world’s oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface, and have been an important source of inspiration for artists, writers, and scientists alike. Scientists say that we still know very little about the deep sea, which is why the World Science Festival organized a special day called World Oceans Day on June 8th to raise awareness about this mysterious body of water. Billions have been spent in research to understand what lies beneath the waves but researchers still face many unknowns.
Deep sea expeditions have revealed live ocean creatures, deep sea hotbeds, and other mysterious creatures living in the harsh ocean floor environment. Shrimp colonies were discovered in some of the most extreme conditions on earth and scientists found that they could exist in life without food. This has led to the exploration of how these creatures reach temperatures beyond what is found on our moon's surface and their dimensional lives surging vast distances. Scientists have found that even in the deepest oceans, life can exist and even thrive under most extreme conditions, reaching temperatures beyond what is thought possible on Earth.
This phenomenon, called sea smoke, explains the ocean mystery of why water bodies mix even smaller water bodies to form storms. It is caused by a mix of oceanic water and sea air that creates lake surfaces with two different temperatures. As the wind blows across the black sea, it brings humidity which mixes with the colder waters of the surface. This causes steam to form which then rises and eventually mixes with the warmer waters below. The team studying this phenomenon believe that it is due to this mixing of both warm and cold waters that allows for life in even some of the most extreme conditions. It is truly remarkable what can be found in our oceans, and this helps explain why life can exist in such places.
Deep sea chemistry can be found at the oceans surface, and salt water even freezes at these depths. This has intrigued ocean mysteries for centuries, as it goes against natural processes. This has offered innumerable suggestions on how this happens, but the remains baltic sea anomaly remains unsolved. Various scientists have studied this occurrence and have proposed that concentrated salt water hydrates the water as it escapes to form frozen ice. Despite all of these theories, this ocean mystery still remains unsolved. The baltic sea anomaly is one of many great intrigues, yet many more remain to be discovered throughout our oceans depths.
In June 2011, a diving team of several scientists took Ocean X to the northern baltic sea floor. Using sonar images, they identified a strange creature unlike any known species. As news of the discovery spread, some speculated that it was a sea serpent or other mythical creature. To help identify the creature, the team took a naturalist along with them on their next dive. Once they reached the sea floor, they reported seeing something strange and huge. After several attempts to kill it, they finally managed to bring a part of it up to show the naturalist.
It was a twenty foot long piece of what seemed to be the root, head and neck of some kind of animal that was swimming in the seas. It turned out to be a strange creature, later identified as a species called Chlamydoselachus anguineus, or more commonly known as the frilled shark.
This species had been spotted before, but its appearance was usually mistaken for that of a sea monster. The basking shark, in particular, has been known to entertain notions of sea monsters due to its frightening appearance. There have even been mass sightings of single sea serpents which were later identified as low flying birds by others. This unlucky coincidence has caused some to believe that the ocean is home to a variety of unnatural phenomena and monsters.
For centuries, sailors have reported sightings of a mysterious creature in the depths of the ocean that resembles a sea monster. In recent years, this mystery has been studied by scientists and divers who explored coral reefs and other deep-water areas. They have found divers who claim to have seen a creature with a mysterious body glowing with bioluminescence in the twilight zone - an area 40 m below the surface of the ocean. The divers also reported seeing flashes of light like fireworks in the dark and hearing strange sounds emanating from this strange world. These unusual phenomena have led some to believe that there might be something supernatural residing in these depths.
The unexplored ocean is a mystery that has captivated the human mind for centuries. We have only explored 5% of the underwater world, making it one of the most interesting and unexplored parts of our planet. The Mariana Trench is the second deepest place in all of Earth's oceans, and its depths are home to many strange creatures like jellyfish and sea cucumbers. As you go deeper into the trench, life becomes much more sparse until you reach the very bottom; this is known as the hadal zone.
Ocean biologist Timothy Shank has dedicated his life to understanding this mysterious ecosystem, and has discovered that the fish that play in these dark depths are playing an even larger role in regulating our climate than we ever imagined.