Posts Tagged ‘ExPORTS’
The greatest migration happens in darkness every day
A recent Scientific American article by Katherine Harmon Courage talks about the ocean twilight zone and the “Greatest migration on Earth (that) happens under darkness every day.” Every evening around the world trillions of zooplankton, many smaller than a grain of rice, hover hundreds of feet below the surface of the sea, waiting for their…
Read MoreOur Three “Hour” Tour
By Ken Buesseler, NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN For those of us who grew up watching Gilligan’s Island, we all know the fateful story of the “three-hour tour.” Well, as this oceanographer knows, that TV storm is not that different from the weather we are facing out here in the North Atlantic on the research vessel Sarmiento…
Read MoreDive and Discover the Twilight Zone!
Despite some wavy weather and a rolling ship, the Twilight Zone team aboard the Spanish research vessel Samiento de Gamboa has been pushing through and collecting data and samples daily. Here you can follow the team of scientists, engineers, and students as they put some of the most advanced research tools available to the challenge…
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