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What Causes a Tsunami?
Learn how plate motions trigger earthquakes and tsunamis.
Sea Level Rise Map
: A Google map that shows where flooding will occur when sea level rises.
Deepest Part of the Ocean
: The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans.
The World's Richest and Most Extensive Marine Bone Deposit
: How did this amazing bed form?.
Exploring the Mariana Trench:
A robotic vehicle dives 6.8 miles down - a new world record!
Teaching Plate Tectonics with Easy-to-Draw Illustrations
: Most students love to draw and are visual learners. Take advantage of that in a draw-with-me lesson.
A Gallery of Sand
: Sand from around the world photographed by Dr. Gary Greenberg.
Millennium Island:
Coral reefs built atop of a submerged volcanic peak.
Newest Articles
Seawater Chemistry:
A record of seafloor volcanism?
Bathyscaphe Trieste:
Diving to the deepest part of the ocean in 1960.
Deepest Volcano:
Erupting 4000 feet below the Pacific's surface.
Ocean Rifting on Land:
A new rift in Ethiopia is analogous to an ocean basin rift.
Mediterranean Tsunamis:
Sediment drilling finds four waves in 3500 years.
Submarine Volcano:
A study of the eruption, water chemistry and sea life.
Drilling to Earth's Mantle:
New drilling technology for the Moho.
Pacific Tsunami Threat:
Alaska earthquakes can impact the Pacific Basin.
More Oceanography
Human Impact on the Coasts:
A study points to the most heavily impacted areas.
Arctic Ocean Map
: A physical map of the Arctic Ocean.
Ocean Area Impact Map:
Shows where climate change and humans impact the ocean.
Who Owns The Arctic?
USGS estimates that 25% of all new oil & gas will be found in the Arctic.
What Are Stromatolites?
Learn how they form. Will they be found in the rocks of Mars?
What is Earth Science?
The study of Earth and its neighbors in space. Learn more!
Climate Change Data From Arctic Deltas
: Valuable new data from sediment cores.
How Mega Tsunamis Are Formedi
: Researchers found that two things contribute to mega tsunamis.
Oceanoagraphy News
Hydrogen Sulfide Upwelling off Namibia Coast
: Hydrogen sulfide erupted along the coast of Namibia...
Census of Marine Life: Photos
: "The Census of Marine Life is a global...
Pipeline Company Discovers Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea
: A company building a natural gas pipeline on...
Ocean Extinction and Microscopic Fossils
: Since very small organisms like plankton form the...
Geoengineering the Ocean
: What will happen if the human species just...
Fast, Wireless Underwater Video
: A new technology will change the way we...
Cruise Ship Hit by 26-foot Waves
: A cruise ship off the coast of Spain...
Life Flourishes in Galapagos Upwelling
: You might not expect to find lots of...
Atlantic Ocean Garbage Patch
: You've heard about the garbage patch the size...
Hawaii Tsunami: Video Report
: This CBS video reports on the tsunami that...
