Choreographing robots: Coordinating a suite of technologies for studying ocean carbon transport
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 13 April 2026
MBARI deployed coordinated autonomous underwater vehicles and research tools to study how carbon-rich marine snow sinks from the ocean surface to the deep sea off Monterey Bay.
Keywords: ocean carbon transport, autonomous underwater vehicles, marine snow, biological carbon pump, deep-sea technology, coastal upwelling
Healthy coral reefs recycle nutrients while degraded reefs release them
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Published: 16 April 2026
NIOZ research in Curaçao reveals healthy coral-dominated reefs efficiently recycle nutrients, while degraded reefs release them into surrounding waters, informing reef conservation strategies.
Keywords: coral reefs, nutrient cycling, water quality, Caribbean, reef degradation, biogeochemistry, conservation
AI system tracks iceberg lifecycles from birth to fragmentation
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 4 February 2026
British Antarctic Survey developed an AI that automatically identifies icebergs at birth and tracks their decades-long journeys, creating family trees as they fragment to improve climate models.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, icebergs, Southern Ocean, satellite imagery, climate models, Antarctic, cryosphere
