Tag: Marine Geosciences
April 6, 2015
Expedition Will Sample Crater Left By Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
An international research team is formalizing plans to drill nearly 5,000 feet below the seabed to take core samples from the crater of the asteroid…
Read MoreOctober 22, 2014
Catch a Falling Sediment
Planktic foraminifer Globigerinoides ruber (G. ruber)—a single-cell organism with a hard outer shell—is perhaps one of the most widely used species for reconstructing past sea-surface…
Read MoreOctober 21, 2014
Follow the Carbon
As Alaska’s permafrost melts and degrades,what happens to the massive amount of carbon stored underneath in the form of frozen organic matter? Someof it may…
Read MoreDecember 31, 2013
Extinction Detective: Rowan Martindale Investigates the Fates of Ancient Reefs
Growing up amid the crisp, cold landscape of the Canadian Rockies, Rowan Martindale’s family liked to vacation in tropical environs with warm waters. As a…
Read MoreDecember 24, 2013
Is Methane Hydrate the Energy Source of the Future?
Shale has the spotlight for now. But there’s another, lesser-known substance with the potential to yield even greater quantities of natural gas: methane hydrate. “A…
Read MoreDecember 13, 2013
Long Island Wins Ultimate Faceoff Against Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy last year did more harm to coastal cities and homes than any hurricane in U.S. history, except Katrina. Most of that damage has…
Read MoreDecember 11, 2013
Post-Sandy Survey Shows a Polluted but Generally Intact Barrier System off Long Island
As coastal communities continue to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scientists at this week’s annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union offer some…
Read MoreNovember 13, 2013
A Geophysics Legend Retires
Paul Stoffa, professor and Shell Distinguished Chair in Geophysics, has retired after 30 years of service to the University of Texas at Austin. As a…
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2013
Video: Marine Geology & Geophysics Field Course
Each summer, scientists from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics run one of the world’s most advanced field courses for marine geosciences and geophysics,…
Read MoreJuly 11, 2013
Scientists Cast Doubt on Theory of What Triggered Antarctic Glaciation
A team of scientists led by Ian Dalziel from the Institute for Geophysics has found geologic evidence that casts doubt on one of the conventional…
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