Undersea lava rubble acts as a ‘sponge’ for carbon dioxide, study finds

Undersea lava rubble acts as a ‘sponge’ for carbon dioxide, study finds

Brown rocks of lava debris shop substantial quantities of co2 as calcium carbonate, the white mineral that completes the spaces in this ocean crust core. (Image credit: IODP JRSO) Ancient…

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Exploring an undersea terrain sculpted by glaciers and volcanoes

Exploring an undersea terrain sculpted by glaciers and volcanoes

Possibly counterintuitively, sediment layers are most likely to stay undamaged on the seafloor than on land, so they can offer a much better record of the area’s history. The seafloor…

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