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Monitoring changing marine life with sound

Is it possible that some coral reefs could keep pace with ocean warming?

Yet another timely warning: Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years

A new underwater navigation system powered by sound could spark an era of battery-free ocean exploration

Oceans hold more than four billion tons of uranium—enough to meet global energy needs for the next 10,000 years

The oceans hold more than four billion tons of uranium—enough to meet global energy needs for the next 10,000 years if only we could capture the element from seawater to fuel nuclear power plants. Major advances in this area have been published by the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. For

Oceans hold more than four billion tons of uranium—enough to meet global energy needs for the next 10,000 years

Unmanned aerial vehicles: Welcome to the Drone Age

Miniature, pilotless aircraft are on the verge of becoming commonplace THE scale and scope of the revolution in the use of small, civilian drones has caught many by surprise. In 2010 America’s Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) estimated that there would, by 2020, be perhaps 15,000 such drones in the country. More than that number are

Unmanned aerial vehicles: Welcome to the Drone Age

MIT engineers hand “cognitive” control to underwater robots

With MIT-developed algorithms, robots plan underwater missions autonomously For the last decade, scientists have deployed increasingly capable underwater robots to map and monitor pockets of the ocean to track the health of fisheries, and survey marine habitats and species. In general, such robots are effective at carrying out low-level tasks, specifically assigned to them by

MIT engineers hand “cognitive” control to underwater robots

Software that knows the risks – Risk allocation software

Planning algorithms evaluate probability of success, suggest low-risk alternatives. Imagine that you could tell your phone that you want to drive from your house in Boston to a hotel in upstate New York, that you want to stop for lunch at an Applebee’s at about 12:30, and that you don’t want the trip to take

Software that knows the risks – Risk allocation software

Submersible Exosuit lets divers plunge to 1,000 ft below the surface and return without decompression

Thanks largely to Hollywood blockbuster franchises, humanity seems to be in the grips of a global obsession with exosuits. The fixation is informing the designs of future military tech and may even play a role in how we operate in space. Canadian based Nuytco Research hopes to bring its own Exosuit to the sea floor,

Submersible Exosuit lets divers plunge to 1,000 ft below the surface and return without decompression

First global atlas of marine plankton reveals remarkable underwater world

Under the microscope, they look like they could be from another planet, but these microscopic organisms inhabit the depths of our oceans in nearly infinite numbers. To begin to identify where, when, and how much oceanic plankton can be found around the globe, a group of international researchers have compiled the first ever global atlas

First global atlas of marine plankton reveals remarkable underwater world

No-win situation for agricultural expansion in the Amazon

The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. Published today, 10 May, in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research Letters, it shows that deforestation will not only reduce the capacity of the Amazon’s natural carbon sink, but will also inflict climate feedbacks that will

No-win situation for agricultural expansion in the Amazon

New Robotic Instruments to Provide Real-Time Data on Gulf of Maine Red Tide

A new robotic sensor deployed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Gulf of Maine coastal waters may transform the way red tides or harmful algal blooms (HABs) are monitored and managed in New England. The instrument was launched at the end of last month, and a second such system will be deployed later this spring.

New Robotic Instruments to Provide Real-Time Data on Gulf of Maine Red Tide

James Cameron Donates His Tricked-Out Deep-Ocean Sub to Science

In addition to the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER itself, Cameron is kicking in nearly $1 million to help WHOI scientists and engineers make the sub’s technology more widely available for deep-sea exploration. Before setting his sights once again on the far-off moon Pandora for the next Avatar adventure, filmmaker and aquanaut James Cameron has bequeathed arguably his greatest technological accomplishment to science. Cameron’s DEEPSEA

James Cameron Donates His Tricked-Out Deep-Ocean Sub to Science

Researchers from the University of Bonn found out that tiny foraminifera in the oceans can save islands

Researchers from the University of Bonn found out that tiny foraminifera in the oceans can save islands The climate is getting warmer, and sea levels are rising – a threat to island nations. As a group of researchers lead by colleagues from the University of Bonn found out, at the same time, tiny single-cell organisms

Researchers from the University of Bonn found out that tiny foraminifera in the oceans can save islands

Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales

Two robots equipped with instruments designed to “listen” for the calls of baleen whales detected nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine last month. The robots reported the detections to shore-based researchers within hours of hearing the whales (i.e., in real time), demonstrating a new and powerful tool for managing interactions

Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales

A Mini Sub Made From Cheap Parts Could Change Underwater Exploration

“I wish they were in every hardware store in the world.” This month, NASA engineer Eric Stackpole hiked to a spot in Trinity County, east of California’s rough Bigfoot country. Nestled at the base of a hill of loose rock, peppered by red and purple wildflowers, is Hall City Cave. For part of the winter

A Mini Sub Made From Cheap Parts Could Change Underwater Exploration

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Exploring Extreme Environments: A Focus of Research
A quick scan of Emma Bullock’s CV reads like those of many other MIT graduate students: She has served as a teaching assistant, written several papers, garnered grants from prestigious organizations, ...
MIT, Woods Hole researchers are developing a better way to monitor slimy marine animals
It started with a drive from Woods Hole to MIT with a cooler full of squid. Now it holds promise as a less-invasive way to tag marine animals and monitor their movement.
Unlocking Arctic Secrets Through Mercury and Ice
MIT PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater. A quick scan of Emma Bullock’s CV reads like those of many other MIT graduate ...
Science organizations: engaging in our communities
Our region is home to numerous science organizations, many conducting research around the globe. In addition to international work, some are engaged in projects locally- it might be research based, ...
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MIT, Woods Hole researchers are developing a better way to monitor slimy marine animals
It started with a drive from Woods Hole to MIT with a cooler full of squid. Now it holds promise as a less-invasive way to tag marine animals and monitor their movement.
Unseen Titanic
From time to time, beginning with the discovery of the wreck in ... In a tricked-out trailer on a back lot of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), William Lange stands over a blown ...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading, independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration, and education. Our scientists and engineers push the ...
'Like a magic carpet.' New creature seen by Cape resident off Costa Rica now has his name
He's one of just 45 people who've driven the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-operated vehicle since it launched ... Strickrott was literally the driver behind the discovery, shuttling researchers ...
Five new hydrothermal vents discovered in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
The pace of discovery in the oceans leaped forward ... operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's (WHOI) National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF). After Sentry was recovered each ...

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