Evan B. FordeChristopher Thomas2/14/01per 1Evan B. Forde is still living and continuing to contribute to the wonderful world of science. He received a bachelor's degree in Geology from Columbia University, in New York City. He than attained a masters degree in Marine Geology and Geophysics from Colu...

Evan B. FordeChristopher Thomas2/14/01per 1Evan B. Forde is still living and continuing to contribute to the wonderful world of science. He received a bachelor's degree in Geology from Columbia University, in New York City. He than attained a masters degree in Marine Geology and Geophysics from Colu...

Every year the Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory holds an open house in which scientists share their studies and really let the public see what and how they do what they do. Scientists at this research center are working together studying different fields of the Geologic sciences ranging from Ocea...

Imagine being on the ocean floor. You are in total darkness and in unbearable pressure. You would think that in this freezing environment there is no life, but there is. Eight years ago something was discovered that no one could even imagine. It was a source of life called a hydrothermal vent.A hydr...

Oceanography as Viewed from SpaceIntroductionAt first thought, studying the oceans from space seems to be a bizarre idea. Space observation helps oceanographers do research with manned and unmanned space systems. The space systems can be satellites and/or space shuttles that observe various features...