A team of researchers began their journey around frigid Patagonia, moving through water channels to reach the fjords, surrounded by ice and snow. They withstood freezing temperatures throughout their ...

Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), a sediment core from the Southeast Pacific was examined that reflects the last 8 million years of Earth's history.

For two months, a team of researchers from ten countries lived and worked in a remote field camp in West Antarctica. Their efforts have culminated in the recovery of a remarkable record of past ...

Marine scientist Matthew Costa is used to digging into research—literally. Over the course of his PhD program at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Costa frequently muddied his hands ...

"Sediment core analysis supports new epoch characterized by human impact on planet." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 10 / 231025110646.htm (accessed July 5, 2026).

Lacustrine turbidites offer a reliable record of seismic activity. A typical sedimentary sequence is produced when a turbidity current moves downslope. If the current generates enough energy, this ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Before dawn on a windy day, two dozen climate scientists shiver on the top deck of a research ship, watching as tugboats pull them ...

Dr. Trisha Spanbauer is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences. She analyzed sediment cores taken from lakes across North America in a research article she co-authored in ...