Thousands of years ago, an ice dam holding back a vast glacial lake suddenly collapsed, unleashing a torrent of water that carved canyons, stripped soil, and reshaped the Pacific Northwest in hours.

But if, on a certain day about 5.3 million years ago, you happened to go for a stroll along that mountain range, you might have discovered something odd: a trickle of water, making its way down one of ...

Imagine the entire Mediterranean Sea disappeared, leaving behind an empty, sun-baked salt plain stretching from Spain to the Middle East. Then imagine the Atlantic Ocean suddenly crashing through a ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down ...

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down ...

Daniel García-Castellanos does research on public European and Spanish funding. Paul Carling does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Priya covers the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. Mar 13, 2025, 11:25am EDT CORCORAN, CA - MARCH 23: In an ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? For 600,000 years during the tail end of the Miocene epoch, the Mediterranean was a ...

The Zanclean Megaflood offers new insights into the Mediterranean’s ancient past, challenging previous assumptions. Its impact on the region’s history remains a subject of ongoing research. The ...

Researchers identified geological features that point to a single massive flooding event that refilled the Mediterranean Sea 5.33 million years ago Reading time 3 minutes Millions of years ago, the ...