Around the Pier: New Technology Enables Historic Finds
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 24 November 2014
Scripps scientists joined BentProp in Palau to find WWII aircraft and MIAs using underwater robotics and sonar. The effort yielded major discoveries, blending history, science, and tech for public outreach and healing.
Keywords: WWII aircraft recovery, BentProp, Scripps Oceanography, Project RECOVER, underwater robotics, missing in action, Palau
National Science Foundation Profiles Innovative Ocean Aerosol Program
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 1 December 2014
NSF's Science Nation highlights UC San Diego's CAICE for simulating ocean-atmosphere interactions to study how sea spray particles from phytoplankton blooms affect cloud formation and climate, advancing aerosol chemistry research.
Keywords: CAICE, sea spray aerosols, climate impact, ocean-atmosphere interactions, phytoplankton bloom, aerosol chemistry, IMPACTS experiment
The Story of a Bizarre Deep-sea Bone Worm Takes an Unexpected Twist
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 11 December 2014
Scripps researchers discovered a new Osedax bone-eating worm species with full-sized, bone-feeding males—an evolutionary reversal from dwarf males—named Osedax priapus for its stretchable, mating-adapted body.
Keywords: Osedax priapus, bone-eating worm, evolutionary reversal, deep sea biology, Greg Rouse, marine discovery, bone worms, mating adaptation
