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Temperature limits to deep subseafloor life in the Nankai Trough subduction zone

Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Riverine Heat on Declining Arctic Sea Ice and Atmospheric Warming:
Increasing Riverine Heat Triggers the Arctic Warming

Microbial diversity below seafloor is as rich as on Earth’s surface

Contribution of microbial activity during the initial formation of seafloor hydrothermal deposits
―Possibilities for rewriting models of subseafloor mineralization―

First-time success in remotely observing marine water vapors using an autonomous surface vehicle

APL Director Swadhin Behera gave an invited talk to Indian Prime Minister Modi during the inauguration ceremony of VAIBHAV summit.

China’s COVID Lockdown Significantly Cut Air Pollution-Related Hospitalizations（Press release by Duke University）
- JAMSTEC scientist co-authored a paper in Geophysical Research Letters

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge as the spawning area of Atlantic eels
- Sea area X identified through Japanese eel characteristics and larval migration simulations

Success in multi-point long-term observations of sea floor crustal movements using an unmanned surface vehicle
-Major progress in developing a high-temporal-resolution understanding of the current state of Seismogenic zone -

Deep sea microbes dormant for 100 million years are hungry and ready to multiply

Major Reduction in Black Carbon Emissions from China Over the Past Decade – A revision of the emission inputs to IPCC climate models is needed

The Scaly-foot Snail genome sheds light on the origin of biomineralised armour

El Niño Modoki in the tropical Pacific Ocean was key to successfully predicting the 2019 Super Indian Ocean Dipole phenomenon

Petit-Spot Volcanoes May Have Determined the Northern Limit of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake: Discovery of Heterogeneity in Subducting Oceanic Plates Offshore of Tohoku

Development of a new technique for rapidly detecting and classifying microplastics
– Advancement toward the automatic measurement of marine debris based on hyperspectral imaging –

A memory of long-distance migration engraved on vertebrae of chum salmon
―An unknown migration route revealed by the “Isoscape”

Starting biodegradability tests for biodegradable plastics on the deep seafloor using the Edokko-1 benthic lander

Development of a New System (SEAL) Enabling the Efficient Search and Acquisition of Large-Volume Climate Simulation Data

Untangling the family-lineages of calcifying red algae
Nanoscale crystals reflect genetic relationships of often overlooked ecosystem building seaweeds.

“JAMSTEC’s Challenges Against Marine Plastic Pollution” has been launched

Executive Director Dr. Sakaguchi gave a speech at "Arctic Frontiers 2020"

Numerical Models Predict the Presence of Abundant Solid Argon in the Earth’s Deep Interior and Provide Insights into the Mechanism of Argon Cycling

Preliminary Report on Enshunada Sea Drilling by Chikyu from Long-Term, Continuous Earthquake Records

Capturing our closest prokaryotic relative reveals insight into the origin of Eukaryotes

The President of the Republic of Palau visiting JAMSTEC