University of Gothenburg Archives

Collection of a sea pig crawling across the nodule-covered seafloor in the Clarion–Clipperton Zone. Photo: ROV Isis/SMARTEX

Away Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Microbiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

New Deep-sea Species Discovered During Mining Test At 4,000 Meters

by Keith CowingDecember 16, 2025December 17, 2025

There is a high demand globally of critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers […]

A replacement has now been found for the underwater vehicle Ran, which contributed to a wealth of new knowledge about the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, among other things. Ran II will be delivered in just over a year, in the winter of 2026/2027. Credit Filip Stedt

AI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Replacement Found For The Lost Underwater Vehicle Ran

by Keith CowingOctober 17, 2025

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 […]

This transparent-bodied sea cucumber belongs to the Elpidiidae family and is called 'unicumber'. You can clearly see its intestines and that it has been eating sediment. We can only guess what the long tail is used for, but probably to be able to swim. Photo: SMARTEX/NHM/NOC

Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving

Away Team Report: Unknown Species Discovered On A Deep-sea Expedition To The Clarion Clipperton Zone

by Keith CowingJune 9, 2024June 9, 2024

Transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges, and pink sea pigs are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the Pacific Ocean.

Robert Keino (Bosun) assists in recovering the CTD rosette. “CTD” stands for conductivity, temperature, and depth, and refers to a package of electronic devices used to detect how the conductivity and temperature of water changes relative to depth. (Photo by: Alex Ingle, Schmidt Ocean Institute)

Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Microbiology & Virology, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

New Technologies Revise Our Understanding Of Oxygen Minimum Zones

by Keith CowingMay 22, 2024May 22, 2024

A new technology detects trace amounts of oxygen in an environment where previously these life-supporting molecules were below the limit of detection.

The AUV is programmed in advance and then sent out on long journeys under the glaciers of Antarctica. Photo: Anna Wåhlin

Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Underwater Droid AUV “Ran” Has Gone Missing Under An Antarctic Glacier

by Keith CowingFebruary 2, 2024February 2, 2024

The unmanned underwater vehicle Ran has gone missing under a glacier in Antarctica. The vehicle, owned by the University of Gothenburg, is one of three similar in the whole world […]

Astrochemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Press Release

New Abiotic Pathway For The Formation Of Oxygen

by Keith CowingOctober 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Oxygen plays a crucial role for all living organisms on Earth.

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Press Release

How Plants and Bacteria See Light

by Keith CowingAugust 17, 2016

Plants, bacteria and fungi react to light with light-sensitive proteins. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg and their Finnish colleagues from University of Jyväskylä have now determined the inner workings […]

Impact events, Press Release

Plants Survive Better Through Mass Extinctions Than Animals

by Keith CowingFebruary 17, 2015

At least 5 mass extinction events have profoundly changed the history of life on Earth. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that plants […]