Mapping the seafloor with sound

Scientists use sound waves to map layers beneath the seafloor by measuring how long waves take to bounce back from sediments and crust.

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Mapping the seafloor with sound

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Mapping the seafloor with sound

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Sources of oil pollution in the ocean

plastic breaking down

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Sunlight speeds polystyrene breakdown

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Sunlit, Twilight, and Midnight Zones in a cube

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The Earth’s water supply in perspective

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The formation of 18° mode water

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Opposing currents, Deep Western Boundary Current and Gulf Stream

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Original sketch of Titanic wreck site debris field

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OTZ Mixing Pump and Migration Pump

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Photosynthesis process featuring its light and dark stages

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Plates Collide

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Plates Separate

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Plates Slide

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Plates Subduct

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Process showing how methane is derived from photosynthetic bacteria

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A Krill’s Life Cycle

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Rainfall prediction illustration

rates of sea level rise

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Recent Past and Near-Future Sea Level Rise Rates

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A microbial garden beneath the seafloor

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A smorgasbord of chemical reactions

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Right whale detection mooring operation

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Ropeless fishing technology to release a trap line entangling a right whale

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Scale depicting the concentration of pH and examples of solutions

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Scallop Life Cycle being affected by ocean acidification

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