Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores – Famagusta Gazette

Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores – Famagusta Gazette

Sophie Ward, Bangor University and Zoe Roseby, University of Exeter Mud is messy. For some, it’s a plaything. To many, it can mean real hardship. Mud, though, is often overlooked, particularly when it lies out of sight. Deep down at the bottom of the sea, it is one of the most important natural archives of Earth’s past – holding clues of shifting climates, coastlines, ocean conditions and carbon storage. Our research is the first to use computer…