Scientists found ancient freshwater trapped beneath the ocean floor off New England, preserved for thousands of years.

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

A team of archaeologists led by James Kennett from the University of Oregon has discovered a widespread “black mat” layer in North American soil, which they believe is evidence of a catastrophic event ...

Researchers at Cornell are 3D printing concrete underwater using seafloor sediment, opening new possibilities for maritime ...

Some tropical land regions may warm more dramatically than previously predicted, as climate change progresses, according to a ...

How does rapid burial work? New insights from experiments with echinoderms. Burial is a critical factor in the preservation of most fossils, keeping scavengers away and preventing the disarticulation ...

Clay minerals are a major constituent of the earth's surface and are mainly found in the sediments of lakes, rivers and oceans. The properties of clay and claystone crucially depend on how the tiny ...

A research project put together in part by San Diego researchers achieved something never before done. The research team recovered lake-bed sediment samples, buried under a 15-meter-deep lake located ...

Despite investigations by “multiple” environmental professionals, the source hasn’t been nailed down and the problem persists, city staff say.