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Environment 19 hours ago

Cocaine is an emerging contaminant of concern in the Bay of Santos (Brazil), says researcher

In addition to already known pollutants, the Bay of Santos—a city in the state of São Paulo (Brazil) that is home to the largest seaport in Latin America—has been affected by an emerging contaminant that is now present ...

Earth Sciences Mar 25, 2024

Scientific drilling unravels historical mystery surrounding Santorini volcanic archipelago

An international team of scientists co-led by Dr. Steffen Kutterolf from GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel has found evidence of a historical submarine eruption of the Kameni volcano on Santorini for the first ...

Plants & Animals Dec 20, 2023

Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks

Humans have sailed the world's oceans for thousands of years, but they haven't all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters ...

Earth Sciences Dec 15, 2023

Scientists use fiber optic cable to study Arctic seafloor permafrost

The Arctic is remote, with often harsh conditions, and its climate is changing rapidly—warming four times faster than the rest of the Earth. This makes studying the Arctic climate both challenging and vital for understanding ...

Earth Sciences Nov 15, 2023

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption—what we know so far

The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on the regional networks of seismometers and several were ...

Earth Sciences Oct 26, 2023

Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years

The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a destructive tsunami that was described by historical eye witnesses. A group of researchers led by Dr. Jens Karstens from the GEOMAR Helmholtz ...

Earth Sciences Aug 3, 2023

Research reveals Hawai'i's undersea volcano, Kama'ehu, erupted five times in past 150 years

Kamaʻehuakanaloa (formerly Lōʻihi Seamount), a submarine Hawaiian volcano located about 20 miles off the south coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i, has erupted at least five times in the last 150 years, according to new ...

Earth Sciences Jul 13, 2023

Research reveals processes that sculpt submarine canyons

Deep below Monterey Bay lies one of the largest submarine canyons on the west coast of North America. Monterey Canyon has a topography that rivals the Grand Canyon, but its scale and grandeur remain out of sight beneath the ...

Earth Sciences Jun 29, 2023

Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland's ice sheet, destabilizing its internal structure

I'm striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river's flow is greater than that of London's Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of ...

Earth Sciences Jun 20, 2023

New study shows Tonga's Hunga eruption produced the most intense lightning ever recorded

The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a "supercharged" thunderstorm that produced the most intense lightning ever recorded. There ...

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