Neither are Sharktopuses or Mega Shark and Mecha Shark or any other such fantastical creatures of SyFy Original Movie fame — except for two-headed sharks (which could arguably occur as natural mutations) and avalanche sharks (which, with climate change, you never know).
It's OK. It can be difficult accept the harrowing reality of our CGI-monster-less lives.
But dry your eyes, brave soldier! For hope has risen like a phoenix from the fiery depths of the South Pacific....
GIF from "Sharknado 2."
Scientists recently discovered a certain sharp-toothed surprise while exploring an active underwater volcano.
That's right. Underwater volcano.
Oceanographer (and National Geographic Society/Waitts Grant recipient) Brennan Phillips led an expedition into the South Pacific to learn more about Kavachi, a submarine volcano near the Solomon Islands that was actively spewing as recently as 2014.
Phillips and his team knew that the summit was somewhere around 100 feet below sea level and that it was capable of shooting plumes of magma nearly a quarter-mile into the air, forming temporary islands on the ocean's surface.
But no one had ever explored Kavachi up close before. They wanted to learn more.
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