World's only undersea research lab is reshaping the future of ocean science
Florida International University
Published: 27 February 2026
FIU's Aquarius Reef Base partners with Tekmara to integrate AI, marine robotics, and real-time environmental monitoring, while planning a next-generation modular underwater habitat, Aquarius 2.
Keywords: undersea laboratory, Aquarius Reef Base, artificial intelligence, marine robotics, environmental monitoring, underwater habitat, coral reef, ocean technology
Humans are working with robotics and AI to restore coral reefs at scale
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: 28 November 2025
AIMS and RRAP collaborators deploy the AI-powered Deployment Guidance System to place young corals across the Great Barrier Reef, combining marine robotics with decades of ecological knowledge.
Keywords: coral restoration, robotics, artificial intelligence, Great Barrier Reef, Deployment Guidance System, RRAP, reef recovery, marine technology
Record-breaking drill beneath Antarctic ice retrieves longest ever sediment core
Imperial College London
Published: 17 February 2026
An international team co-led by Imperial College London extracted a 228-metre sediment core from beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet at Crary Ice Rise, revealing 23 million years of climate history.
Keywords: Antarctic ice sheet, sediment core, SWAIS2C, Crary Ice Rise, paleoclimate, sea level rise, West Antarctica, ice drilling
