The world's first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being ripped up after 37 years on the sea floor - TAT-8 to be removed after entering...

The world's first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being ripped up after 37 years on the sea floor - TAT-8 to be removed after entering...

• The world’s first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being ripped up after 37 years on the sea floor - TAT-8 to be removed after entering service in 1988, broke in 2002 Launched

A hidden force beneath the Atlantic ripped open a 500 kilometer canyon

A hidden force beneath the Atlantic ripped open a 500 kilometer canyon

• A hidden force beneath the Atlantic ripped open a 500 kilometer canyon A hidden mantle plume helped the Atlantic seafloor rip open, creating an underwater canyon system bigger th

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 343 words