deep sea technology
Using Sound as Sight: acoustic technology finds hidden deep sea creatures
A new device allows researchers to visualize organisms while they are buried in the seafloor.
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Algal Automata
Unlike fictional cyborgs, this unlikely robot is powered by a biological process millions of years old. Reference: Phillips, N., Draper,…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Coastal Management Modeling Physical oceanography Remote Sensing Seagrass
What do remote sensing, machine learning, and statistics have in common? Enhancing the accuracy of seagrass monitoring, for one.
Citation: Ha NT, Manley-Harris M, Pham TD, Hawes I. A Comparative Assessment of Ensemble-Based Machine Learning and Maximum Likelihood Methods…
Alternative Energy Aquaculture Climate Change Ecology Economy Fisheries Human impacts ocean engineering technology
Fishing or Farming: Can Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Coexist?
Last month, President Biden announced that the US will be turning to offshore wind farms (OWFs) to meet the growing…
Biological oceanography ocean engineering Remote Sensing technology
Size matters: The power of particles in determining ocean color
Ever wonder why the ocean is blue, or why ocean color changes? New research published by a team of scientists…
technology
The bionic walking octopus
Standing at about 5 inches tall and walking on two suction-cup lined tentacles, a new octopus-inspired robot has the potential…
Chemistry Modeling Physical oceanography
Fresh(water) (P)Rinse of (not)Bel Air: The Decreasing Salinity of the Japan Sea
A team of scientists from Japan have investigated the decreasing salinity of the Sea of Japan. Let's see what they…
Climate Change Coastal Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Human impacts Modeling Natural History Sea Ice
Warming up to the neighborhood: a gentoo penguin’s new digs
With warming temperatures, scientists expect to see species popping up in environments where they’ve previously been absent. Climate change virtually…
Aquaculture Biological oceanography Biology Human impacts Methodology ocean engineering technology
The Life of an Aquatic NOMAD: A Study of Macroalgae in the Pacific
How can we better aquaculture? A team of Scientists in Seattle, Washington constructed a system for growing algae without a…
Biological oceanography Biology Conservation Ecology Modeling Sea Turtles
Virtual Sea Turtles: Predicting the Movement of Hatchlings at Sea
A young sea turtle emerges from its nest and races toward the sea and several others are close behind as…
Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological oceanography Human Health technology
Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine
The deep sea is a treasure trove of disease-fighting compounds--and is even helping us in the fight against the novel…
Biodiversity Biological oceanography Biology Climate Change Conservation Coral ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Survey technology
The HyperDiver: A New (Hyper-) Intelligent Way to Map the Ocean
German researchers have developed a new system–based on sophisticated imaging technology and artificial intelligence–which promises to revolutionize how we map…
Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Biology Chemistry Climate Change Coastal Management deep sea Ecology engineerings Fisheries Glaciers Human impacts Methodology Modeling ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Physical oceanography Sea Ice technology
Deep Breathing Underwater
The Labrador Sea is one of the lungs of the ocean. A new study finds that it is taking an…
Biology Economy technology
The secret life of cheese: how dairy can support biofuel production
Did you know that phytoplankton can be used for biofuels? They provide a good alternative to fossil fuels because they…
Atmosphere science Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Science Biogeochemistry Biological oceanography Chemistry Climate Change Conservation Coral Cyclones engineerings Harmful Algal Bloom Hazards Human impacts Methodology Modeling ocean engineering ocean engineerings Ocean Exploration Pollution Restoration Sea Ice Sea-level Rise technology
A High-Flying Aquatic Robot
Inspired by the flying squid, researchers have built a robot that can launch itself from the water surface using water-reactive…
Coastal Management Fisheries Harmful Algal Bloom Human Health ocean engineering technology Toxicology
Sailing Solo: An alternative way to monitor harmful algal blooms
Have you ever heard about a harmful algal bloom? Do you know what causes them? Or how scientists monitor them?…
Physical oceanography technology
Walking on a Fine Line
What is a WireWalker? You might initially picture someone walking along a tightrope across some crazy abyss. From an observational…
Biogeochemistry Physical oceanography technology
Seasonal Ice Melt Shows Signs of Blooms
Floats collected data underneath the ice during the winter and when the ice melted there were signs of phytoplankton blooms!…
technology
Turtles unbothered by close drone monitoring, while birds and crocodiles flee
Bevan E, Whiting S, Tucker T, Guinea M, Raith A, Douglas R (2018) Measuring behavioral responses of sea turtles, saltwater…
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Small scale, big effect
Processes in the ocean and climate happen at all sorts of size scales. New research out of NASA's Jet Propulsion…