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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
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