An autonomous underwater vehicle can propel itself efficiently by using the energy in nearby water currents. Underwater and aerial vehicles must make their way through a complex environment of gusts […]
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Basecamp Research Announces Breakthrough Discovery of Over One Million New Species
Yielding Enormous New Database Purpose-Built for Generative Foundation Models in Biology Basecamp Research, an AI company dedicated to using nature to solve the most pressing challenges in the life sciences, […]
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Study Resolves The Diatom Tree Of Life
Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth’s oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs. The prevalence and diversity […]
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Water Planet Exploration: A Visual Coverage Estimate Of Earth’s Deep Seafloor
Despite the importance of visual observation in the ocean, we have imaged a minuscule fraction of the deep seafloor.
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Ocean Planet Exploration: Alvin Crew Witnesses Seafloor Eruption On The East Pacific Rise
Scientists diving in the human-occupied vehicle Alvin recently witnessed a rare but predicted seafloor eruption along the mid-ocean ridge axis at 9°50’N on the East Pacific Rise.
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The NOW NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy NASA-DARES White Paper
Ocean Worlds Exploration and the Search For LifeAuthors: NOW Co-Leads & Steering Committee
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Ocean Planet Exploration: Maiden Dive Of The New ROV MARUM-QUEST 5000 Submersible
The hydrothermal field Menez Gwen was the target location of the first dive of the ROV MARUM-QUEST 5000 at a water depth of about 830 meters. During the dive, which […]
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Ocean World Genomic Assays: Searching For Terrestrial Cephalopod DNA
New DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development by Kobe University provides an effective tool for marine […]
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Ocean Planet Biodiversity Genomics
The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth’s surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme environment—particularly in the hadal zone at depths greater than 6,000 meters—organisms […]
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Ice Planet Expedition: Thriving Antarctic Ecosystems Found in Wake of Recently Detached Iceberg
An international team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) working in the Bellingshausen Sea rapidly pivoted their research plans to study an area that was, until last month, […]