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An Autonomous Robotic Glider Will Circle And Explore Our Ocean Planet

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: When we start to mount Astrobiology missions to explore ocean worlds we’ll need ways for our robotic submersibles to observe and interact with whatever life forms they may […]

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Replacement Found For The Lost Underwater Vehicle Ran

by Keith Cowing

The deal is done for the new underwater vehicle that will replace Ran, the submarine that was lost under a glacier in Antarctica in 2024. A large donation means that […]

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Extremophile Hotspots Linked To Containerized Industrial Waste Dumping In A Deep-sea Basin

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: Over the past several decades our definition of “life as we know it” on Earth has undergone a paradigm shift as we have discovered various “extremophiles” living in […]

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Temperature-Sensitive Lipids Reveal Intraspecific Diversity in Bacteria Isolated from an Ancient Antarctic Microbial Mat

by Keith Cowing

Ancient Antarctic microbial mats harbour viable bacteria that have been exposed to extreme cold and arid conditions for hundreds of years.

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Chemosynthetic Life Discovered In Extreme Depths of Hadal Trenches

by Keith Cowing

Beneath the deep sea at nearly 10,000 meters, a Chinese-led team has discovered vibrant communities of marine creatures that survive without sunlight, relying instead on chemical reactions for energy.

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Ocean Planet Exploration: MBARI Researchers Deploy New Imaging System To Study The Movement Of Deep-sea Octopus

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: When we start to mount Astrobiology missions to explore ocean worlds we’ll need ways for our robotic submersibles to observe and interat with whatever life forms they may […]

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Ocean Planet Genomics: Deep-sea DNA Study Reveals Global Connectivity Of Earth’s Marine Life

by Keith Cowing

A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurised world of the deep sea, marine life is far more globally connected than […]

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Answers To The Existence Of Alien Life Might Be Found In Earth’s Deep-sea Volcanoes

by Keith Cowing

While popular culture commonly depicts extraterrestrial life as little green men with large, oval-shaped heads, it’s most likely that if there is life beyond our planet and within our solar […]

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Ocean Planet Exploration And Taxonomy: Naming A Strange New Species

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: one day we will begin a detailed exploration of ocean worlds other than our own. Hopefully they will be habitable – and inhabited. Given that we still find […]

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Ocean Planet Expedition: Robots Map Unexplored Depths

by Keith Cowing

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) from the University of Sydney has taken a deep dive in the oceans surrounding Norfolk Island on an scientific expedition to document previously unexplored reefs.

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