Fresh analysis of decades-old barrels of toxic waste dumped off of the coast of Los Angeles, California, has solved the mystery of why some are surrounded by ghostly white halos on the seafloor. The ...

The caustic waste that leaked from the barrels created an extreme environment similar to that of hydrothermal vents, colonized by specialized bacteria that thrive in such harsh conditions. Reading ...

In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness. Initially linked to the toxic pesticide DDT, some barrels were encircled by ...