Translating the latest deep-sea and ocean research from MBARI, NOAA, JAMSTEC, and other leading marine research institutions.
Seafloor Geology
Seafloor mud that looked uniform to the naked eye held seven layers with reversed ages. The University of Tokyo dated Kumano Trough sediment every 0.5 to 1 cm and compared the layers with the 1707 Hoei earthquake and other events.
The University of Tokyo・8 min read
Deep-Sea Creatures
A study of 75 hours of dive footage off Alaska sorted sponges and corals into 164 morphotypes. Which communities formed where was linked more closely to the surrounding currents and water masses than to depth.
NOAA Ocean Exploration・5 min read
New deep-sea species, bioluminescence and the ecology of fish, jellies and other deep-ocean animals, explained from the original research announcements.
ROVs, AUVs, research vessels and observing floats: how scientists explore the deep ocean, explained from the original research announcements.
Ocean warming, sea-ice loss, the biological carbon pump and changing currents: the latest ocean and climate research, explained from the original announcements.
Trenches, seamounts, submarine volcanoes, hydrothermal vents and subduction zones: the latest seafloor geology research, explained from the original announcements.
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