Crunching Corals in the Deep Sea
It is likely most of you have never heard the word “corallivory,” and fair enough - it is not in the mainstream. But arguably, it...
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SOI / ROV SuBastian
244 Coral Samples, 14 Seamounts, and 2 Glass Octopuses
It has been an epic 34 days at sea, where we have seen no other humans and are now completely saturated in the color blue,...
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SOI / ROV SuBastian
The Beauty of Learning
Kiribati Language (English Below) Imwain tokau n te kaibuke ni ira te kamatebwai ae e karaoaki ni marawa aika a kakaoro ao e nang uarereke...
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SOI / ROV SuBastian
Phoenix Islands Coral 4K ROV Highlights – Video Update
"The ocean holds wonders and promises we haven't even imagined, much less discovered," Wendy Schmidt, co-founder of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, said about the #PhoenixIslandsCoral...
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The Transit Back
As the Reseach Vessel Falkor made her way north to Honolulu, we prepared samples for shipping by pouring various colors of ethanol into hazardous waste...
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Communities Above and Below – Video Update
From the massive (Whale Shark!) to the tiny (Microbes!), this expedition has touched on a huge range of unique life and and processes. "Working in...
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Local vs. Global Immunity
Ahoy and greetings from the R/V Falkor! My name is Anna Gauthier, and I am a graduate student finishing my Ph.D. at Harvard University under...
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History of Deep-Sea Exploration in the Phoenix Islands
There is an old saying in science: We “all stand on the shoulder of giants,” meaning that our current work would be impossible with the...
MoreOcean Science and Collage Artistry – Video Update
Artist-at-Sea Constance Sartor is on Research Vessel Falkor working on two of her passions: ocean science and collage artistry. In this #PhoenixIslandsCoral video, she explains...
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Illuminating Coral Environments from Shallow to Deep
When you hear the word ‘coral’ or the phrase ‘coral reefs,’ what image comes to mind? For most people, it is a light-soaked shallow-water coral...
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Searching for the Origin of Immunity – Video Update
"Corallivory" is when a creature consumes parts of a coral. Why are the researchers on R/V Falkor interested in coral predators? What can we learn...
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Seeing Through SuBastian’s Eyes
If you are aware of the current plastic crisis, you usually do not want to be caught sipping your beverage through a plastic straw or...
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The Ties that Bind Us
We often consider life to be diverse. Some living things are mobile and grow hair, such as humans, dogs, and cats. Others are immobile and...
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Erik Olsen / SOI
Father’s Day – Video Update
What sacrifices to families have to make in order to carry out science far from land? How do fathers balance family and work at sea?...
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Mechanisms for Characterizing Deep-Sea Coral Biodiversity
The ocean houses vast amounts of biodiversity from the surface waters down to the deepest depths (>10,000 m). The shallow waters of the equatorial central...
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Finding Answers in the High Seas – Video Update
“We’re here really to explore the Deep Sea. We’re here to understand some fundamental questions we have about how life exists and how biodiversity is...
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Collages of Corals
My name is Constance Sartor, and I am an artist and scientist who makes collages out of magazines. Despite the current digital age, there are...
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Daniel Vogt
Luck Favors the Prepared
Have you ever set sail on a Luck Dragon? My name is Randi Rotjan and this is my second time aboard the R/V Falkor, named...
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