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Ocean Planet Recon: MBARI and Monterey Bay Aquarium Complete Expedition to Guide Seamount

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Charge-Selective Adsorption Of Organic Molecules In Microfluidic Mg(OH)2 Precipitate Membranes

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology

Charge-Selective Adsorption Of Organic Molecules In Microfluidic Mg(OH)2 Precipitate Membranes

Water Planet Recon: Earth’s Largest Mission To Accelerate Species Discovery Reveals Extraordinary New Life Forms From Some Of Earth’s Most Extreme And Unexplored Environments

Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Water Planet Recon: Earth’s Largest Mission To Accelerate Species Discovery Reveals Extraordinary New Life Forms From Some Of Earth’s Most Extreme And Unexplored Environments

New Sulfur-dependent Ecosystem In A Gas Vent In The Depths Of The Chilean Pacific

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

New Sulfur-dependent Ecosystem In A Gas Vent In The Depths Of The Chilean Pacific

Water World Genomics: Unlocking Ocean Secrets With eDNA

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Water World Genomics: Unlocking Ocean Secrets With eDNA

Offworld Science Droids: A Review Maps Key Technologies For Small-body Sampling Robots

Robotics/Rovers/UAVs

Offworld Science Droids: A Review Maps Key Technologies For Small-body Sampling Robots

New Species “ShipGoo001” Discovered On The Rodder Shaft Of R/V Blue Heron

Microbiology & Virology

New Species “ShipGoo001” Discovered On The Rodder Shaft Of R/V Blue Heron

Rover-Induced Mineral Transformations: Extent of the Effect for the Mars Science Laboratory and Opportunities for Future Landed Mission

Mars

Rover-Induced Mineral Transformations: Extent of the Effect for the Mars Science Laboratory and Opportunities for Future Landed Mission

In Situ Analytical Chemistry Laboratory for the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor

Analog Studies

In Situ Analytical Chemistry Laboratory for the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor

Planetary Exploration 3.0: A Roadmap for Software-Defined, Radically Adaptive Space Systems

Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans

Planetary Exploration 3.0: A Roadmap for Software-Defined, Radically Adaptive Space Systems

Gulf Of Mexico Blue Hole Harbors High Levels Of Novel Microbial Lineages

Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments

Gulf Of Mexico Blue Hole Harbors High Levels Of Novel Microbial Lineages

Ocean Planet Exploration: Recovery Of NIPR AUV MONACA

ROVs/Submersibles/Diving

Ocean Planet Exploration: Recovery Of NIPR AUV MONACA

University of Delaware Robotics Study The Depths Of Earth’s Ocean

Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

University of Delaware Robotics Study The Depths Of Earth’s Ocean

ISAS/JAXA Campaign Using A Swarm Of Small Robots

Artemis & Lunar Exploration

ISAS/JAXA Campaign Using A Swarm Of Small Robots

Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report 16 March 2026: Spring Field Season Completed; Preparing The Fall Field Season

Dale Andersen's Field Reports

Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report 16 March 2026: Spring Field Season Completed; Preparing The Fall Field Season

Ice World Expedition: Drilling Through Thwaites Glacier In West Antarctica

Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine

Ice World Expedition: Drilling Through Thwaites Glacier In West Antarctica

Antarctica’s Untersee – A Most Unusual Lake

Dale Andersen's Field Reports

Antarctica’s Untersee – A Most Unusual Lake

Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World in Antarctic Waters

Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine

Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World in Antarctic Waters

Japan’s Deep Ocean Reveals Dozens of New Species from Landmark 2025 Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census – JAMSTEC Expedition

Away Teams & Field Reports

Japan’s Deep Ocean Reveals Dozens of New Species from Landmark 2025 Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census – JAMSTEC Expedition

How Microbes Use Earth’s Ancient Carbon

Atmospheres, Climate, Weather

How Microbes Use Earth’s Ancient Carbon