Collaborate Disseminate
While we hear a great deal about the huge patches of garbage that are floating on the world’s oceans, there’s even more trash lying on the seabed. The European Union-funded SeaClear project aims to gather much of it up, using autonomous robots.Continue… Continue reading SeaClear project aims to robo-garbage-pick the ocean floor
With our long history of altering the environment through manmade structures, we humans sure have made our mark on the Earth in our relatively short time here. Scientists in Australia have turned their attention to what this perpetual development means… Continue reading First map of marine structures shows how much we’ve modified the oceans
All kinds of fascinating discoveries are likely lying in wait for us in the deep sea. Now scientists have pulled a new monster out of the waters off the coast of Indonesia. The creature is a new species of “supergiant” isopod, a huge marine relative of… Continue reading “Supergiant” new species of isopod discovered in the deep ocean
It’s no secret that the world’s coral reefs are dying off at an alarming rate. In order to encourage the growth of the coral that remains, scientists from the University of Hong Kong have developed what are known as “reef tiles.”Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading 3D-printed clay tiles designed to restore coral reefs
Decades ago, Arthur C. Clarke envisioned an “underwater telescope” that would allow users to look down from the surface of the ocean, into its inky depths. Well, such a capability has come a step closer to reality, utilizing existing technology.Continu… Continue reading Scientists use LiDAR to see deeper into the ocean
In what sounds like the opening scenes of a sci-fi disaster movie, scientists have managed to revive microorganisms that have laid dormant for over 100 million years. These microbes were discovered deep beneath the seafloor, where they’ve been slumberi… Continue reading Scientists revive 100-million-year old microbes from deep underground
It’s been a big week for inventions named for the shape-shifting, fortune-telling Greek sea god, Proteus. On Monday we looked at Proteus, the world’s first manufactured non-cuttable material, and now there’s Proteus, the world’s most advanced underwate… Continue reading Fabien Cousteau’s Proteus will be an underwater ISS
For some time now, there have been concerns that microplastic particles eaten by fish could be passed along to human seafood consumers. According to a new study, though, such may not be the case with sea bass, and possibly not with many other fish.Cont… Continue reading If you don’t want to eat microplastics, sea bass may be the way to go
Although cold waters aren’t known for their coral reefs, they do contain ecologically important “glass reefs” created by live sponges. Now, scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of sponge living on those reefs, in Canada.Continue Read… Continue reading Newly-discovered sponge is surprisingly abundant
When numerous boats crowd into one cove for the night, each one drops an anchor that could potentially damage coral or other seabed marine life. That’s why the Seafloat system was created, as it lets several boats share one “anchor.”Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Seafloat mooring system designed to protect the seafloor