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The Ocean Floor
Research Unit RECORDER – News
Aug 11, 2021
![A new study of shorelines in the Bahamas may change estimates of past sea levels. Here, some of the authors survey coastal rocks on the archipelago’s Crooked Island formed when sea levels were higher. Photo: Blake Dyer A new study of shorelines in the Bahamas may change estimates of past sea levels. Here, some of the authors survey coastal rocks on the archipelago’s Crooked Island formed when sea levels were higher. Photo: Blake Dyer](../../Binaries/Binary22612/BlakeDyerLamont-PNAS-MARUM-web.400.jpg)
New study on changing sea levels
May 27, 2021
![Sub-sampling of core sediments collected from the ocean floor for microscopic studies. Because the organisms that are being investigated are very tiny, a “toothpick” sample is usually enough for this kind of analysis. Photo: Nina Rooks Cast Sub-sampling of core sediments collected from the ocean floor for microscopic studies. Because the organisms that are being investigated are very tiny, a “toothpick” sample is usually enough for this kind of analysis. Photo: Nina Rooks Cast](../../Binaries/Binary22311/03-MARUM-web.400.jpg)
Phytoplankton contributes to CO2 reduction
Jun 24, 2021
![The German research vessel Polarstern in heavy seas in the Drake Passage. Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge The German research vessel Polarstern in heavy seas in the Drake Passage. Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Thomas Ronge](../../Binaries/Binary22448/20160325-PS97-Antarktis-073-TRonge-WEB.400.jpg)