Collaborate Disseminate
Although the deep ocean floor may seem isolated from life on the rest of the planet, it actually plays a vital role in the global carbon cycle. Scientists are now gaining a better understanding of that role, thanks to a tracked robotic underwater rover… Continue reading Tracked bottom-crawling robot gathers valuable deep-sea data
The great white shark may be one of the ocean’s top predators, but it’s still affected by climate change, just like any other animal. That’s what’s indicated by a new study, which shows that young great whites in California are moving to the north.Cont… Continue reading Climate change may be pushing great white shark nurseries northward
A new type of underwater robot has completed sea trials in Monterey Bay, California. Developed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and partners, the Mesobot is a semi-auton… Continue reading Robot to study the marine twilight region completes sea trials