Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
Could microplastics impact the ocean's carbon storage?
UNH researchers have received an NSF grant to study the impacts of microplastics on the ocean's microbial food web. Read More-
04/07/25
Land. Sea. Space.
What does it mean to be a Land, Sea and Space Grant university?ÌýThe triple designation signifies a collaboration between the U.S. government partners... -
04/07/25
Mapping the Deep
In December 2023, thanks to UNH, the United States grew by one million square kilometers.ÌýThe U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical... -
04/04/25
A Career Written in the Stars
Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur... -
Recent Stories
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07/19/16 - Michigan's Mystery MonumentsMerging an innovative modeling technique with old-fashioned sleuthing, researchers from the Âé¶¹app have shed new light on the mystery of pre-European... Read More
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07/14/16 - Space Man SpenceHarlan Spence, director of UNH’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, has been appointed to theÌýSpace Studies BoardÌýof theÌýNational Academy of Sciences.Ìý Read More
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06/03/16 - Divins Drills DownDavid Divins is EOS’s first full-time associate director since 2012. Read More
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05/27/16 - Arctic AppointmentPresident Obama named Larry Mayer to a four-year term on theÌýU.S. Arctic Research Commission,Ìýan independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress. Read More
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05/12/16 - Magnetic ReconnectionOn October 16, 2015, dozens of UNH scientists, space physics researchers, engineers and students made history. Read More
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04/20/16 - CO2 in the SeaEach year, tons of burning fossil fuel pumps greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the air and roughly 25 percent of that CO2 gets absorbed byÌýthe world’s oceans. Read More
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04/20/16 -Flip through the most recent issue of SPARK, UNH’s annual research review.
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04/20/16 - Model ScienceCall them the fortunetellers of climate change: Climate models, which draw on the physics and chemistry of the Earth and its oceans and atmosphere, are at the heart of... Read More
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04/20/16 - The New NormalAs our climate changes, our food and forests, our transportation, even our health will become vulnerable. From pines to pavement, weeds to wheezing, UNH researchers are working on... Read More
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04/20/16 - All Eyes on the ArcticEach summer, a handful of UNH researchers pass up New England’s hard-won summer and head to the remote glaciers, peatlands and oceans on top of the world. There, they’re exploring... Read More