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Scientists Warn of Wide Impacts on Midwaters Around Deep-Sea Mining Sites

Scientists Warn of Wide Impacts on Midwaters Around Deep-Sea Mining Sites

July 8, 2020
fundamental science   ocean science  

Interest in deep-sea mining for metals has grown substantially. A new study argues that it poses significant risks not only to the immediate surroundings but also to the water thousands of feet above the seafloor.

The Surprising Way a Volcanic Eruption Fueled a Bloom of Ocean Algae

The Surprising Way a Volcanic Eruption Fueled a Bloom of Ocean Algae

September 6, 2019
fundamental science   ocean science  

A new study co-authored by ocean scientists at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory reveals a surprising way in which lava influences marine ecology.

Arnold L. Gordon Honored: Marking a Legacy of Ocean Discoveries

Arnold L. Gordon Honored: Marking a Legacy of Ocean Discoveries

August 2, 2019
fundamental science   ocean science  

The American Meteorological Society will award Gordon the Henry Stommel Research Medal for his research on the Southern Ocean and inter-basin circulation.

Every (Fifth) Breath We Take: Friends of Phytoplankton and Why They Matter

Every (Fifth) Breath We Take: Friends of Phytoplankton and Why They Matter

August 16, 2018
ecology   ocean science  

Tiny microbes called phytoplankton live beneath the ocean’s surface, producing oxygen that is essential to human survival. A new study sheds light on how these all-important diatoms survive and thrive under difficult conditions.

Lamont-Doherty Receives Donation of Marine Seismic Technology Upgrades

Lamont-Doherty Receives Donation of Marine Seismic Technology Upgrades

March 16, 2018
fundamental science   ocean science  

A generous donation from leading geoscience firm CGG Inc. will advance the research capacities of the Langseth, Columbia University’s research vessel, and enable new areas of sub-seafloor exploration.

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