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Ancient seas, future insights

July 10, 2025

WHOI scientists study the paleo record to understand how the ocean will look in a warmer climate

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Hope in fossilized fish bits

September 19, 2024

Abundant life in hotter ancient seas gives one paleontologist optimism for the future

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Counting on Corals

June 20, 2024

As struggling reefs put a squeeze on Belize’s Blue Economy, could heat-tolerant corals be the answer?

Joides Resolution

Unlocking the Earth’s time capsule

November 2, 2023

Mantle rocks and fluids from one of the final expeditions on the R/V JOIDES Resolution will provide insights into how Earth was formed—and maybe how life began—for generations of scientists

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Paddling an angry, ancient ocean

May 24, 2023

If ancient Beringians got to the Americas by boat, it couldn’t have been easy

News Releases

Urban civilization rose in Southern Mesopotamia on the back of tides

August 20, 2025

A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia

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Scientists in Alvin witness seafloor eruption on the East Pacific Rise

May 2, 2025

Long-awaited event sets the stage for scientists to learn more about physical, chemical and biological processes in the deep ocean East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean (May 2, 2025)  – Scientists diving in the human-occupied vehicle Alvin recently witnessed a rare…

New study provides insight into how some species thrive in dark, oxygen-free environments

January 16, 2025

New research on single-celled organisms sheds light on deep-sea energy sources

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Newly published study reveals diversity of novel hydrothermal vent styles on the Arctic Ocean floor

December 19, 2024

Research offers potential understanding of habitability on ocean worlds in the outer solar system

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Mantle rock recovery may reveal secrets of Earth’s history

August 8, 2024

Scientists unravel the role of our planet’s mantle in volcanism and global cycles

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