There's a tiny island called Yap out in the Pacific Ocean. Economists love it because it helps answer this really basic question: What is money? There's no gold or silver on Yap. But hundreds of years ago, explorers from Yap found limestone deposits on an island hundreds of miles away. And they carved this limestone into huge stone discs, which they … [Read more...] about The Island Of Stone Money
Pacific Ocean
Ball’s Pyramid
Ball's Pyramid is an erosional remnant of a shield volcano and caldera[2] lying 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean. It is 572 metres (1,877 ft) high, while measuring 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) in length and only 300 metres (984 ft) across, making it the tallest … [Read more...] about Ball’s Pyramid
The Elusive Glass Octopus Has Finally Been Filmed In The Dark Depths Of The Pacific
When an underwater robot videotaped this seldom observed glass octopus gracefully flying through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean, it revealed everything, even a peek of its innards. During a 34-day expedition off the isolated Phoenix Islands, an island located more than 3,200 miles (5,100 kilometers) northeast of Sydney, Australia, marine biologists discovered … [Read more...] about The Elusive Glass Octopus Has Finally Been Filmed In The Dark Depths Of The Pacific
Scientists Find a ‘Yellow Brick Road’ in a Never-Before-Seen Spot of The Pacific Ocean
An ancient dried-up lake bed with what appears to be a yellow brick road has been discovered during an expedition to a deep-sea ridge just north of the Hawaiian Islands. The mysterious scene was stumbled upon earlier this year by the exploration ship Nautilus as it surveyed the Lili’uokalani ridge within Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument (PMNM). Even though we have … [Read more...] about Scientists Find a ‘Yellow Brick Road’ in a Never-Before-Seen Spot of The Pacific Ocean