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Archaeologists uncover a 140,000-year-old sunken world beneath the sea, filled with giant beasts and a lost human species

For years, the Java Sea looked like a gap in the record. Some of the most important Homo erectus fossils ever found came from nearby Java, but the shallow seabed between the islands seemed to hold ...
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In Java Sea, vigilantism and poverty rise as purse seine fishing continues

Fishing communities on small islands in the Java Sea and farther afield have long complained that large purse seine vessels are encroaching on traditional fishing grounds. On Sembilan Island, ...
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Boeing 737 crashes into Java Sea near Indonesia amid thunderstorms

Minutes after taking off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, a Boeing 737-500 plane came crashing down into the Java Sea on Saturday, according to government spokesman ...
Science Daily

QuikScat Shows Rough Seas, Atmospheric Conditions At Time Of Two Java Sea Disasters

A ferry carrying more than 600 passengers sank in the Java Sea between the island of Java and Borneo just before midnight on December 29, 2006, during high winds and rough seas. On January 1, 2007 ...
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Destruction of the Dutch navy: Battle of the Java Sea, 1942 - Animated

In 1942, the Japanese surged through the Dutch East Indies, conquering territory at an incredible pace. By February, Japanese ...