Features

These features provide updates and reflections on experiences, science, technology, and other elements of the Student Explorations Around Southern California: Acoustics, Paleolandscapes, and Environments at Sea (SEASCAPES) project. View project summary

Paleolandscapes and Maritime Cultural Landscapes

June 24, 2024

Earth is in a constant state of change. Understanding how this change has progressed and has affected the development of species, including humankind, requires research on paleolandscapes and paleoenvironments.

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Exploring Cold Seeps Off Southern California

June 24, 2024

While exploring off the coast of southern California in January 2023, the Student Explorations Around Southern California: Acoustics, Paleolandscapes, and Environments at Sea (SEASCAPES) team made an exciting discovery – the first known shallow-water cold seeps in the region. Read on to learn more about these unique ocean ecosystems.

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Project Overview

December 21, 2022

From January 2-12, a team of researchers will carry out a multipronged expedition to explore and develop best practices for collecting materials from submerged tar seeps and surrounding sediment.

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