After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud, researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life
A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) was able to revive dormant stages of ...
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Sediment in the Great Blue Hole reveals an alarming storm record
A 30-meter sediment core from Belize's Great Blue Hole reveals 5,700 years of hurricane history, showing a sharp rise in ...
Tropical cyclones have become more frequent compared to the past 5,700 years, sediment core analysis shows
Using a sediment core taken from the Great Blue Hole off the coast of the Central American state of Belize, researchers from ...
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Sediment layers at a beach (IMAGE)
On Earth, ocean tides and winds carry sediment toward the shoreline, where the sediment settles out to form a beach deposit with a characteristic dipping angle. New observations indicate that ...
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5,700-year storm archive shows rise in tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean
A storm, even once it has passed, can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These consist of sediment layers composed of coarse particles, which are different from the finer ...