Marine organisms: "Light sensor" detects correct moon phase
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 9 September 2022
Researchers discovered that marine animals use a light-sensitive molecule to distinguish sunlight from moonlight, helping regulate monthly rhythms like reproduction based on lunar phases.
Keywords: circalunar clock, moonlight, sunlight, marine organisms, reproduction, cryptochrome, AWI
New Method Makes It Possible to Measure Arctic Sea-ice Thickness, Even in Summer
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 14 September 2022
Scientists developed a new AI-based method to measure Arctic sea-ice thickness even in summer, improving year-round data for climate forecasts, Arctic shipping safety, and understanding ice-ocean-atmosphere interactions.
Keywords: Arctic, sea ice, satellite data, AI, summer melting, AWI
$1 Million Grant to Build the WHOI-Keck Real Time 3-D Acoustic Telescope
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 28 August 2018
WHOI is developing the first acoustic telescope, funded by a $1M Keck Foundation grant, to map underwater soundscapes. The telescope will detect natural and human-made sounds, transforming how scientists study the deep ocean.
Keywords: Ying-Tsong Lin, Daniel Zitterbart, ocean research, Atlantic basin, marine science
