Creature Report: Deep Sea Cucumbers
Someone once said, “You cannot possibly design a less-interesting animal than a sea cucumber.” To some extent, this is correct. Sea cucumbers, also known as...
MoreGlass Sponges, the Living Ornaments of the Deep Sea
Some of the most fascinating organisms in the deep-sea are the hexactinellids, commonly known as glass sponges. Glass sponges live almost exclusively at depths >...
MoreThe Tasmantid Seamounts of the Coral Sea – Video Update
What are the Tasmantid Seamounts and why are they important? Take a quick (and beautiful) tour to learn why seabirds, turtles, and more depend on...
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Stunning Complexity – Video Update
"The mapping has completely exceeded our expectations." The second leg of the #EdgeGBR expedition was packed with discoveries and spectacular encounters. The discovery of the...
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Islands and reefs of the Coral Sea Marine Park
The Coral Sea Marine Park is one of the largest marine parks in the world, covering just under one million km². The coral reefs in...
MoreFinding the Edge – Video Update
What is the edge of the Great Barrier Reef? How will researchers on Falkor find and define it? "For an area that is so well-known...
MoreChasing Possibilities
The research teams aboard Falkor are always filled with some of the brightest scientific minds. However, we would like to shine a light on some...
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Leg 2 ROV Highlights – Video Update
The second leg of the #EdgeGBR expedition showed us some spectacularly amazing visuals and extraordinary encounters with creatures. Surveys with Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) SuBastian have made...
MoreSubmarine Canyons on the Great Barrier Reef Margin
Submarine canyons are steep-walled valleys with deep axes and underwater terrain comparable to even the largest land canyons, such as the Grand Canyon. Canyons sculpt...
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Ancient Underwater Landscapes – Video Update
To understand how the Great Barrier Reef formed, we must first get a glimpse of the ancient landscapes on which it grew. Using bathymetry and...
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Creature Report: Short-tail Catshark
During the tenth dive of the voyage, the Falkor crew came across a small shark resting on a sand patch on a rock wall at...
MoreColdwater Currents (and Life) Along the GBR Margin
From here on the Falkor, sitting atop 2,000 m of water, in the 30°C warm air offshore of Cape York in the far northern GBR,...
MoreScience Stories – Dr Robin Beaman – Video Update
"What is down there? That is always what has driven me." For Dr. Robin Beaman, the curiosity of what is on the seafloor and in...
MoreCreature Report: Siphonophores
During the first dive of the voyage, the Falkor Crew happened upon a bright, orange-red jelly seemingly feeding in a vast cloud of mucus. The...
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The Process of Discovery – Video Update
To unravel numerous oceanographic and geological mysteries around the Great Barrier Reef, we will be diving in areas that have never been surveyed by Remotely...
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The Jellyman Can
My name is Dhugal Lindsay and I am an Australian scientist from Queensland living and working in Japan. I work for the Japan Agency for...
MoreUnderwater Landslides: The Swain Slide
Underwater landslides are common features on steep continental margins. Sediment and rock move down a slope dramatically under gravity, just like similar mass wasting events...
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A Bite-Sized History of the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is aptly named. Off the coast of Queensland, Australia, it spans over 135,000 square miles of ocean and spreads across...
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The Northern Depths of the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is perhaps the world’s most iconic and well-studied coral reef system. Yet, there is still so much we do not know...
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