The impact of hurricanes when they travel over land, or when they affect ships or oil-drilling platforms, are quite well ...

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

Bigelow Laboratory scientists have advanced an exciting method for linking the activity of individual microbes to their ...

The sediments deposited into the traps in the deep ocean aid in the formation of shallow water reefs, which in turn help in carbon capturing and storage. The study also highlights the role of shallow ...

What comes to your mind when you imagine a river? A stream of water flowing through landscapes? While that's partly true, ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

A treasure hunter uses a metal detector during a warm day at Santa Monica Beach on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Sediment at Santa ...

Ocean-bottom seismometers reveal surge dynamics in Earth’s longest-runout sediment flows. Communications Earth & Environment , 2025; 6 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02137-z Cite This Page : ...