Belize's Great Blue Hole is one of Earth's most mysterious features. Anyone peering into the 125 metre (410ft) deep pit will wonder what secrets – and stories – lie beneath. Now, scientists have ...

An expedition to the bottom of the Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize in Central America has returned with a cargo of worrying information. After studying a 30-meter (98-foot) sediment core ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists took a 98-foot core sample from the bottom of the Great Blue Hole off the coast of ...

Blue holes, the name for collapsed limestone caves filled with sea water, also serve as important repositories for storm data due to sediments captured with in their low-oxygen bottom layers. A new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Sinkholes are natural depressions that form when rock ...

This amazing astronaut photo shows the bizarre whale-like shape of a Belizean tropical island. The coral-reef-covered structure is home to the Great Blue Hole, one of the deepest marine sinkholes on ...

Drone image from 200 meters height above the “Great Blue Hole,” showing the drilling platform anchored in the center. Visible in the background is the edge of the Lighthouse Reef Atoll. FRANKFURT. In ...