Deep-sea sediment cores are vital to our understanding of the past and present oceans. They record the geological history of the ocean basins, providing evidence for changing climates, emerging ...

Researchers supported by FAPESP proposed a procedure based on analyses of quartz and feldspar grains transported to the Atlantic Ocean by the Parnaíba River in Brazil's Northeast region. Mendes and ...

It is well past midnight and icy cold in one of the most remote sections of the Seven Seas. But there is a sense of excitement as a group of shivering, wind-blown scientists huddle on deck, preparing ...

Suzanne O'Connell receives funding from the U.S. Science Support Program, IODP, for participation in this expedition. She and her students have received funding to conduct research on prior scientific ...