Wie entstehen und verändern sich unterseeische Landschaften dort, wo Erdplatten aufeinandertreffen? Diese Frage steht im Mittelpunkt der Expedition #M214 FRINGE II, bei der ein Team auf dem Forschungsschiff METEOR den Hellenischen Bogen im östlichen Mittelmeer erkundet.

Das Team berichtet in einen Logbuch von der Expedition ➡️ https://www.marum.de/Logbuch-M214.html

#Ozeanboden #Meeresforschung #FSMeteor
#oceanfloor #M214 #deepsea #research

📷 Anthea Oestreicher

Surprising good news: Seafloor species are creating new habitats out of unexploded World War 2 munitions in the Baltic Sea. Article links to open access paper. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-scientists-marine-life-world-war.html #ocean #environment #pollution #ecology #science #sciencenews #benthic #openaccess #oceanfloor
Scientists find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life.

Phys.org
A good start! The Ocean Floor Symposium, happening now at MARUM, brings together international experts in this field with members of the #ClusterofExcellence #OceanFloor
More ➡️https://www.marum.de/en/From-the-ocean-surface-to-the-ocean-floor-Experts-exchange-ideas-at-the-Ocean-Floor-Symposium.html

WRITER FUEL: Scientists have revealed how much of the vast deep ocean floor humankind has observed, and it's a staggeringly small amount.

https://www.limfic.com/2025/09/05/writer-fuel-weve-only-explored-a-tiny-fraction-of-the-deep-ocean/

#WriterFuel #WritingIdeas #Ideas #Ocean #OceanFloor #Exploration

Researchers Dive Over 30,000 Feet into Ocean Trench and Film Life

It is a remote, unexplored world.

PetaPixel
First methane-powered sea spiders found crawling on the ocean floor

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a rare diet fueled by a common greenhouse gas.

CNN
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exploring the #OceanFloor #M210, now live on our YouTube channel #marumTV : www.youtube.com/@marumTV

Interesting facts #193 ~ Ocean Floor Features You Should Know About…

71% of our Earth’s surface is water. Of that water, 97% of it is located in our oceans which  means that the vast majority of Earth’s topographic features such as valleys, plains, mountains, are located under water as well... continue reading about ocean floor features at Live Science #oceanfloor #seafloor #ocean #topography #geography #interestingfacts

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/interesting-facts-193-ocean-floor-features-you-should-know-about/

Interesting facts #193 ~ Ocean Floor Features You Should Know About…

71% of our Earth’s surface is water. Of that water, 97% of it is located in our oceans which  means that the vast majority of Earth’s topographic features such as valleys, plains, mountains, are lo…

for much deliberation
New #Nature Communications-publication on the dynamic role of iron oxides in organic carbon preservation in #oceanfloor. Find out more about the preservation of organic #carbon in the ocean floor here ➡️ https://www.marum.de/en/Iron-oxides-in-the-oceanfloor.html
Preservation of organic carbon in the ocean floor