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In Search of Microbes from the Deep Subsurface Biosphere
by Craig L. Moyer and Sean M. McAllister, Western Washington University The largest reservoir of microbial biomass on Earth is thought to be the deep subsurface, including both terrestrial and marine...
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Today’s Ocean Acidification Rate May Be Unprecedented
Few Parallels Exist in 300-million-year Geologic Record Bärbel Hönisch (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) and colleagues reported in March 2, 2012 issue of Science that human-sourced carbon...
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Hydration of Young Oceanic Crust
by Donna Blackman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Alteration of young oceanic crust through reaction with seawater has become a focus of research as recent studies document the...
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Documenting and Forecasting Sea Level Change
by Gregory Mountain, Rutgers University Understanding the history, cause, and impact of sea level change is a compelling goal of Earth system research. Encroaching shorelines clearly show that sea...
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55 Million Years of the Carbon Cycle and Climate History
A study in the August 30, 2012 issue of Nature provides, in unprecedented detail, the history of a crucial indicator of the relationship between the carbon cycle and climate processes over the past...
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Scientific Ocean Drilling Probes the Pacific Ring of Fire
by Hazel Tesoro, Consortium for Ocean Leadership A large part of the world’s population lives near a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate plunges beneath another. One only has to glance at a map...
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Development of Antarctic Ice Sheet Triggered a Unique Marine Ecosystem
Fossils Collected On-board the JOIDES Resolution Provide Insight Into the Modern Antarctic Environment The origin of the distinctive marine ecosystems found in today’s Southern Ocean can be traced back...
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IODP Data Helps Confirm Existence of the Largest Single Volcano on Earth
Massive Underwater Shield Volcano Rivals the Largest in the Solar System The summer blockbuster movie Pacific Rim told a fanciful tale of giant monsters rising from the deep in the middle of the...
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