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A mountain with alternating stripes of greenery and bare beige rock. There is a point in the middle of the rock where the stripes change direction, indicating a fault propagation fold.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Uncovering Earthquake Evidence in Azerbaijan’s Greater Caucasus Mountains

by Rebecca Owen 27 March 202418 June 2024

A new study unearths geological evidence that corroborates historical accounts of large earthquakes along the Kura fold-thrust belt.

A photo of the blue ocean, taken from the shore. Reeds and trees are in the foreground, and a cloudy sky is in the distance.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Comparing Carbon-Trapping Capacities of Anoxic Basins

by Saima May Sidik 1 February 2024

Low-oxygen regions in the ocean could be prime spots for sequestering biomass—a potential strategy for fighting climate change. But each site has its pros and cons.

Five plots showing the paleosecular variation of the geomagnetic field in the composite record from Black Sea cores.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Marine Isotope Stage 6: First High-Resolution Field Record

by Mark J. Dekkers 12 May 202127 January 2023

A 200-year resolution record from the Black Sea for marine isotope stage 6 (130-180 ka) shows a stable geomagnetic field.

Series of global maps showing virtual geomagnetic pole paths as calculated from the Black Sea paleomagnetic directional record
Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Restless Geomagnetic Field Over the Past 70,000 Years

by Bjarne S. G. Almqvist 25 September 202030 September 2022

Detailed paleomagnetic records from Black Sea sediments reveal intricate changes in the field during geomagnetic excursions.

Researchers track waters from the Mediterranean where they meet the Black Sea to see how they interact.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Big Storms Pump Mediterranean Water Far into the Black Sea

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 April 20176 February 2023

For the first time, scientists provide a sea-wide view of what happens to Mediterranean waters that flow into the Black Sea through the Bosporus Strait.

The Enguri Dam, nestled in the highly seismic mountains of the Caucasus, is surrounded by steep, landslide-prone slopes.
Posted inScience Updates

International Effort Tackles Landslide Hazards to Keep the Peace

by A. Tibaldi and N. Tsereteli 30 January 201713 January 2022

Earth scientists work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help keep a border-straddling hydroelectric power plant on the Black Sea coast safe from landslides.

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