by dankeelan | Aug 24, 2022 | Climate, Oceanography, Weather
With life-threatening heat waves experienced around the globe and the hurricane season upon the US, access to ocean data has never been more critical. The ocean environment is a key driver of weather patterns on land. Unless we understand our oceans, the insights we...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2022 | Oceanography, Robots
MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have helped shed new light on the mysteries of the deep. We have logged over 6,100 deep-sea dives, yet every time our vehicles descend into the depths, we manage to learn something new. From time to time, we come across...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2022 | Featured, Oceanography, Robots
Robots have discovered 39 potential new species at the bottom of the ocean. Researchers at the Natural History Museum said the undescribed organisms represent a fraction of the undiscovered species from the deep sea, which scientists are working to understand. A...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2022 | Artificial Intelligence, Oceanography, Satellites
A new dataset featuring hundreds of satellite images of whales has been published to support the development of artificial intelligence systems which will aid crucial conservation work. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists Hannah Cubaynes and Peter Fretwell have...
by dankeelan | Jun 2, 2022 | Drones, Marine, Oceanography
As drones have become more commercially available over the past decade, recreational fishers have discovered a new way to scout for fish and cast a line. Some newer flying drones are purpose built for fishing—they’re waterproof and can carry heavy loads of bait....
by dankeelan | Feb 17, 2022 | Oceanography, Space
As climate change continues to progress, so will its effects. In a new collaborative report, NASA and other U.S. government agencies have found that sea levels will rise up to a foot by 2050. The report, which comes from a sea level rise task force that...
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