Usurp the Burp: How Seaweed Could Help Curb Cow Burps
A marine ecologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has been working on cultivating a type of seaweed that can help curb cow burps—one of the greatest sources of methane emissions in California. Seaweed expert Jennifer Smith is currently growing Asparagopsis taxiformis in her lab at Scripps—something which has never been done […]
Scientists in 99 Seconds
Biological Oceanographer Simone Baumann-Pickering studies the ecology of marine mammals using underwater acoustic recorders.
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Using ROVs to Engage Youth Education with the Environment
Today more than ever technology is changing the way that youth interact with the world around them. Enabling insight and education into areas unseen while promoting more potential learning opportunities than ever before. The subject of underwater education and ocean sciences have seen major changes with the help of Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs). With the […]
It’s 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change
When NPR interviewed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in February about her Green New Deal, she said that her goal was bigger than just passing some new laws. “What I hope we’re able to do is rediscover the power of public imagination,” she said. Well, we’re unleashing our imagination and exploring a dream, a possible future in […]
Brinicles-The Orgin of Life
Somersaulting manta rays, dashing dolphins, swarming schools of fish and munching sharks inhabit a world beneath the ocean’s surface that few get a chance to see. Conservation photographer Thomas Peschak visits incredible seascapes around the world, and his photos reveal these hidden ecosystems. “You can’t love something and become a champion for it if you […]
Brinicles-The Orgin of Life
Extraordinary tubes of ice that grow down into the ocean from ice sheets could be as significant for the origin of life as hydrothermal vents, say chemists. Read more: https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/04/09/179087/brinicles-and-the-origin-of-life/ Visit the Inquiry Launch Module of the Chemistry TMA BlueTech Curriculum for curriculum connections.
Brinicle, Underwater Icicle “Finger of Death”
New video has been released that shows the formation of a brinicle on the ocean floor. Essentially an underwater icicle, the brinicle, or “finger of death,” freezes everything in its path. Visit the Inquiry Launch Module of the Chemistry TMA BlueTech Curriculum for curriculum connections.