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SOUTHAMPTON scientists have led pioneering research into what caused one of the most extreme episodes of global warming in the history of the Earth.

During this time, the planet experienced an increase in temperature of 5-8°C (9-14°F), culminating in the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which lasted about 170,000 years.

This massive floating laboratory developed in Japan was the first to introduce the riser technology, inspired by the one used by oil rigs, to the world o...

Scientific ocean drilling is an enduring paragon of global research, advancing knowledge of Earth and informing scientists and educators for 55 years. A new road map plots the way to further discovery.

AZoCleantech looks at a study showing that only minor variations in the depths of the Tasmanian and Drake gateways are enough to cause a drastic reorganization in Antarctic surface water temperatures and ocean circulation patterns.

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Drill preparation. The team prepare the deep-sea drill for use on the seafloor. © 2021 JAMSTEC-IODP Slow earthquakes are long-period earthquakes that are not so dangerous alone, but are able to trigger more destructive earthquakes. Their origins lie in tectonic plate boundaries where one plate subsides below another. Though the causal mechanism is already known, there has been a lack of data to accurately model the life cycle of slow earthquakes. For the first time, researchers use deep-sea bo...

Something Wiped Out Nearly All Sharks 19 Million Years Ago, New Research Suggests Share A careful arrangement of shark scales, or dermal denticles. (Image: Leah Rubin) Scientists have stumbled upon a previously unknown extinction event that decimated ocean shark populations 19 million years ago. The cause of this sudden die-off, in which global shark populations plummeted by 90%, is a complete mystery. The previously unidentified extinction event, as described in a Science paper published today...

Boulder, Colo., USA: Article topics include Zealandia, Earth's newly recognized continent; the topography of Scandinavia; an interfacial energy penalty;...