Video: MSU Asst. Geology Professor, Team Discover Methane Seeps in ‘Unlikely’ Spots

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) — A Mississippi State University geologist is making waves in his field.

MSU Assistant Professor of Geology Adam Skarke along with a team of scientists from the United States Geological Survey and other institutions discovered methane seeps along the seafloor in what they say are unlikely spots in the U.S. Atlantic margin.

The group’s scientific paper on the discovery was published online Sunday by the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience.

Skarke and his team used data from collected by the NOAA office of Ocean Exploration and Research dating back to 2011.

“I think this finding demonstrates that there’s still much more to be discovered about the ocean, and that ocean exploration is a very important thing to pursue,” Skarke said.

The team discovered 570 methane seeps on the Atlantic Ocean floor between North Carolina and Cape Cod.

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