Surveying the bottom of the ocean turns out to be far from easy. But there was something wonderful about seeing animals we have only read about in old books.
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Africa’s overall contribution to research might be small, but smart people are undertaking smart and important work on and about the continent.
Oceanographers say they have the “credible new information” authorities need to resume the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
The search for MH370 has been officially suspended without having found the plane. Where could MH370 be? Was the search in vain?
One of the environmental legacies of the Obama administration is ocean reserves. Two ocean scientists explain why these are a critical but not sufficient piece of conservation.
In coming decades many oil and gas platforms will have to be retired. Rather than being dismantled, they could be given a new lease of life as artificial reefs, helping industry and the environment.
Australia is surrounded by ocean, so is not immune to the effects of tsunamis. But how significant is the risk?
Further analysis of the debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 point to a possible new search area in the Indian Ocean.
Scientists are using detailed computer models of the ocean to trace debris back through the currents to the potential crash site.
Tiny animals along for the ride, called epibionts, could be used as living data-loggers. Researchers can glean info from them that could help inform turtle-friendly fisheries management decisions.
Could this new technology do for the microscopic marine world what the first telescopes did for the heavens above?
Closing the passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans strengthened the gulf stream and helped kick off ice ages.
Climate change isn’t the only thing making sea levels higher and cyclones more intense.
Researchers have long used such techniques to learn about currents and tides.
The open oceans are the world’s “wild west”, falling outside any nation’s jurisdiction. UN negotiations are aiming to draft new laws for the high seas.
A new polar research vessel might be saddled with a daft name, but its work is all important.
Things can change disturbingly quickly – just ask the people who once farmed the Sahara.
Many corals can’t make it through the bleaching events caused by warming ocean waters. But some can – and scientists are trying to learn more about the sources of their resilience.
Stray debris on a distant beach could well be the first remnant found of missing Flight MH370.
In 1985, when CSIRO’s marine labs were launched, a seven-day weather forecast was little better than chance. Now, thanks to advances in our understanding of the oceans, our predictions are far better.
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in Oceanography and Public Engagement, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Associate professor, University of Tasmania
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Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Associate Professor, UNSW
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Professor; Executive Director, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Professor in Physical Oceanography, Bangor University
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PhD, University of Newcastle
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Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton
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Distinguished University Professor and Adviser in Marine Studies, Oregon State University