Tag: Paleoceanography
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Polar Medal for Southampton Expert Illuminates Ancient Mass Extinctions
Long-Standing Recognition for Groundbreaking Paleoecology The Polar Medal has been awarded to Professor John Marshall, a distinguished scientist based in Southampton, in recognition of decades of pioneering fieldwork into the mass extinctions that shaped life hundreds of millions of years ago. The award highlights Marshall’s tireless commitment to understanding the drivers behind dramatic biological turnover…
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How the Red Sea Dried Out 6.2 Million Years Ago and Was Flooded
What KAUST Found About a Dramatic Ocean Event The Red Sea’s most dramatic chapter may be its most ancient. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have presented compelling evidence that the Red Sea dried out completely roughly 6.2 million years ago, only to be abruptly refilled by a catastrophic flood from…