A thin lens of fresh water—supplied ... crocodile skull—an animal no longer found in the Bahamas—from sediment in Sawmill Sink. Nearly oxygen free, blue holes preserve bones intact.

Blue holes are massive underwater sinkholes that form when limestone bedrock dissolves over millennia, creating deep vertical ...

"There's really no bad time to dive in the Great Blue Hole," Melgar said, though he recommends late November through March for the most ideal water conditions. This is when cloud-free skies and ...

Beneath the land surface of the Bahamas, the underwater caves known as blue holes stretch for hundreds ... long legs that help them navigate through water-logged vegetation. Today, other ...

It's called the Great Blue Hole ... Underneath that there's no oxygen, no life, and down there we found conchs and conch shells and hermit crabs that had fallen into the hole and suffocated ...

Travelers should note, while there have been no official reports of leptospirosis ... can contract through contaminated water, soil, drinks or food. Blue Hole is open daily Saturday through ...

A 30-meter sediment core from Belize's Great Blue Hole reveals 5,700 years of hurricane history, showing a sharp rise in ...

Our goal was to map one of the world’s unique ecosystems: underwater caves, aka “blue holes.” Their biogeochemistry creates hot spots for extremophile life-forms. They also contain fossils ...

The team of researchers scuba dived, took water samples and used echo-sounding to find out more about the blue hole. They found that the Taam Ja' blue hole has very steep sides and the mouth is ...

Blue Hole, a popular swimming and recreation spot in Preston County, has been cut off from its usual emergency response team by a bridge closure.

The blue hole that gives the park its name is a deep pool of crystal clear water with fishes and mangroves galore, surrounded by cliffs, wildlife and natural vegetation. The sights alone are ...