"In Depth" Section

The muds that slowly settle to the seafloor are archives that preserve a lot of information about the evolution of the climate and oceans over time.

We interview the ICM researcher Eva Calvo to know what the water chemistry tells us about the oceans of the past and which has been her contribution to the TRANSMOW campaign, an expedition that circled last month the Iberian Peninsul.

Did you know that there are also submarine canyons? And that these structures are not only found on Earth, but also on other planets? Their evolution depends on climatic conditions and, in the sea, their study begins with the analysis of bathymetric data.

An interview José Manuel Fortuño, the head of the Electron and Optical Microscopy Service at the ICM, to talk about his experience at the Institute and how new technologies have allowed the observation of the smallest organisms in the ocean to become more and more accurate.

This energy source is also used by some organisms as a signal to adapt to the environment and orientate themselves, and there are even bacteria that use light to grow and survive.

We interviewed researcher Carolina Gabarró to find out how the study of the oceans from space has progressed in recent years and her contribution to the MOSAiC expedition, the most important polar campaign to date.