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Bob the Drifter

This video, produced by Waterlust, shows how the Consortium for Advanced Research...

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Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...

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Taking the Ocean’s Temperature

A fleet of underwater floats called Argo is deployed at more than 3,000 spots...

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Geoengineering Phytoplankton Blooms

The bright, brilliant swirls of blue and green seen from space are a phytoplankton...

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Buoy Collects Data on the Open Ocean

Sponsored by the United Nations, the Global Ocean Observing System is committed to...

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Mapping the Ocean Floor

After an introduction in which students try to identify hidden objects by the...

Teams of Robots Can Help Us Build 3D Maps of the Ocean

One of the trickiest problems in marine science is figuring out how to map the...

CARTHE Drifters: Where does oil go when it is spilled?

Throw a message in a bottle into the vast ocean and where does it go? The answer to...

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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...

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Underwater Robots Explore the Ocean

Glider Technology Now Used to Study Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico The first...