Nearly 45 years after Mount St. Helens’ eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, millions of tons of sediment still pour into the Cowlitz River each year.

Due to the extreme conditions in the deep sea, its ecosystems and high biodiversity (made up mostly of small organisms living in the sediment) are particularly sensitive to disturbances.

Nearly 45 years after Mount St. Helens’ eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, millions of tons of sediment still pour into the Cowlitz River each year.

Tony Doris, the editorial page editor at The Palm Beach Post, was fired after he selected a cartoon that drew criticism from a nearby Jewish organization. Tony Doris was the editorial page editor ...

“Whether it’s atmospheric sediment or the result of substantial change from within.” About 150 workers on the team fuse scientific analysis and traditional techniques to clean, patch up and ...

They range from tiny worms in the muddy sediment, to floating sponges tethered to the rocks like aquatic balloons and a giant sea cucumber dubbed the “gummy squirrel”. Campaigners say this ...

Port Colborne is asking for community feedback on a proposed dredging project at Sugarloaf Marina and the public boat launch, as sediment buildup continues to impact navigation in the area.

Hazardous chemicals, including DDT, Benzene Hexachloride (BHC), and Endosulfan, were detected at higher levels in all sediment samples collected from Kuzhikandam creek and its sub-drains following ...

The order of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, directing the removal of a cartoon featuring the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, from a Tamil magazine’s website, is unwarranted and may ...

Deep Sea Mining Impacts Still Felt Forty Years On, Study Shows By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A strip of the Pacific Ocean seabed that was mined for metals more than 40 years ago has still ...

landslides or enhanced erosion and sediment. Glaciers are crucial for regulating the global climate and providing freshwater, essential for billions of people. However, due to climate change ...