• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

seafloor

Map from the study
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Three Magmatic Pulses Helped Rifting Transform into Seafloor Spreading

by Clinton P. Conrad 30 July 202530 July 2025

A new geochronology of Mesozoic magmatism along the eastern margin of North America shows that continental breakup involved three distinct pulses of magmatism that localized extensional deformation.

A diver, wearing goggles and an oxygen tank, uses a wrench to repair an underwater cable.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Transatlantic Communications Cable Does Double Duty

by Saima May Sidik 16 July 202516 July 2025

A new device enables existing submarine cable networks to measure deep-sea movements. It could ultimately help improve tsunami warnings and climate monitoring.

Crushed sponges and churned up sediment with ridges
Posted inNews

Anchoring Is Damaging the Fragile Antarctic Seabed

by Erin Martin-Jones 11 July 202511 July 2025

Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.

A pool of brown mud with a large bubble near the center of the image
Posted inNews

Mapping Mud Volcanoes in Shallow Seas

by Meghie Rodrigues 10 July 202510 July 2025

A team of scientists put together a global database of submarine mud volcanoes. Orders of magnitude more are still bubbling, undiscovered, in the deep ocean.

Diagram showing different sampling technologies.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Scientists Face Limitations Accessing Seafloor Information

by Alberto Montanari 9 July 20258 July 2025

Recent reductions in U.S. oceanographic assets are limiting scientists’ ability to access vital materials in the ocean.

Fine-grained sand on the ocean floor, marked by the rippling movement of currents
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mapping the Ocean Floor with Ancient Tides

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 6 May 20256 May 2025

A new study uses a paleotidal model to trace the formation of carbon-rich mud deposits over thousands of years.

Small plastic fragments on sand and stones.
Posted inNews

Avalanches of Microplastics Carry Pollution into the Deep Sea

by Grace van Deelen 23 April 202523 April 2025

Scientists observed a once-theorized process ferrying microplastics into the deep ocean.

Two people wearing hard hats are silhouetted by the Sun rise in the distance as they look out over the ocean from a research vessel.
Posted inScience Updates

Unlocking Climate Secrets of Hawai‘i’s Drowned Reefs

by Jody M. Webster and Christina Ravelo 11 April 202511 April 2025

Researchers set sail to study sea levels, climate, ecosystem responses, and volcanic histories over the past 500,000 years, using an innovative seabed drill to sample fossilized reefs off Hawai‘i.

View from afar of a blue and white research vessel next to an iceberg.
Posted inNews

Thriving Antarctic Ecosystem Revealed by a Departing Iceberg

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 31 March 202523 June 2025

A quick-calving iceberg gave scientists a rare glimpse into what hides beneath Antarctic ice.

A glacier with ripples on top of it, as seen from a plane. A blue sky is visible.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Seafloor Spreading Slowdown May Have Slashed Sea Levels

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 24 February 202524 February 2025

Between 15 million and 6 million years ago, a drop in ocean crust production may have lowered sea level by 26–32 meters.

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 19 Older posts
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

A Solar Wind Squeeze May Have Strengthened Jovian Aurorae

1 August 20251 August 2025
Editors' Highlights

What Goes Up Must Come Down: Movement of Water in Europa’s Crust

31 July 202531 July 2025
Editors' Vox

JGR: Space Physics Launches New Instrumentation Article Type

23 July 202521 July 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack