Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

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Sep 5, 2025, 3:42 pm111 ptsTrending
Deep in Earth's past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Nearly 50 years ago, a U.S. government ship searching for minerals and hydrocarbons in the area drilled into the seafloor to see what it could find.

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