Downed World War II Aircraft Missing for 72 Years Located in Pacific Islands by Project RECOVER
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 24 May 2016
Project RECOVER located a WWII-era TBM-1C Avenger in Palau’s waters using advanced tech and archival research, aiding efforts to find and repatriate Americans missing in action for over 70 years.
Keywords: Project RECOVER, WWII, Palau, TBM-1C Avenger, MIA recovery, ocean technology, Scripps Oceanography
Ocean Ecosystem Structure Stable for Tens of Millions of Years, with Occasional Rapid Changes
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 June 2016
A study of 85 million years of fish fossils shows ocean predator-prey ratios stayed stable despite major climate shifts, with only two major changes—after the dinosaur extinction and a sharp shark decline 20 million years ago.
Keywords: ocean fossils, sharks, bony fish, climate change, mass extinction, ecosystem stability, Scripps Oceanography
Bermuda Blue
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 10 June 2016
Researchers retrieved a CO₂ monitoring buoy in Bermuda tracking temperature, salinity, and CO₂ to study ocean acidification’s impact on coral reefs. Andersson’s team is now the SCOOBY research lab.
Keywords: CO₂ monitoring, Bermuda, ocean acidification, coral reefs, SCOOBY lab, Scripps Oceanography
