Amber deposits found in ancient deep-sea sediment may represent one of the oldest records to date of a tsunami, suggests ...

When researchers went searching for microplastics in sediments pulled from the bottom of Matagorda Bay and its surrounding inlets, they didn't find much. Most of their samples contained only tens to ...

Enormous "mud waves" buried under the Atlantic seabed formed 117 million years ago as the Atlantic Ocean opened up.

According to geologists at the UK’s Heriot Watt University, gigantic waves of mud and sand sediment about 250 miles off the ...

The seafloor is an important boundary of the ocean sound field, and the acoustic property of seafloor sediment and its spatial distribution are important factors that affect the propagation and ...

Across West Africa, mercury — a potent neurotoxin — remains the dominant method for extracting gold from ore in the region’s ...

The South Shore boat ramp at Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area is closed temporarily to access. According to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, sediment has ...

It's no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United ...

Over time, these sediment pulses may affect ocean chemistry, coral health, and deep-sea biodiversity. Scientists observe ...

For the next few weeks, the state’s marine monitoring team will collect sediment and organism samples across Puget Sound ...