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Polymetallic nodules, potato-sized mineral deposits found scattered across vast abyssal plains, form over millions of years, providing a rare habitat for a wide variety of deep-sea species. However, scientists have long questioned how nodules remain exposed on the seafloor rather than becoming buried by sediment over time.
Using seabed time-lapse photography, researche...
Clouds in the Arctic are among the biggest unanswered questions in climate science, with particular uncertainty about how the minute particles found in the air, known as aerosols, drive cloud formation and how clouds affect the number of aerosols as the region warms.
One key question is the significance of aerosols originating in atmospheric trace gases. As they grow, ...
Supported by a three-year grant from the Clean Break Fund, the collaboration represents a new approach to a longstanding challenge: bringing together different perspectives and expertise to develop better information and more collaborative solutions for whales and the fishery.
“Right now, one of the biggest obstacles to protecting whales in this fishery is simply not k...
Her project, “Acoustic Propagation and Geo-Positioning in Polar and Temperate Ocean Environments,” was recently awarded a three-year, $929,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The goal is to improve understanding of long-range acoustic propagation.
“It’s very exciting that there is so much interest in this work,” said Van Uffelen, who directs URI’s
The extension builds on Saildrone Voyager unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) already operating in the Northeast United States. From June through August, the fleet sailed more than 19,000 nautical miles and generated thousands of contact detections while monitoring fishing ground...