The Incredible Life of Plankton
My name is Lauren Huet. I am a Marine Biology student at James Cook University in far North Queensland, Australia. I am interested in marine...
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SOI / Derya Gürer
The Plastics of the Southwest Pacific
Plastics of varying size, quantity, type, and origin have been found in the ocean, from surface waters through the water column to deep-sea sediments. There...
MoreSustainability on a Science Vessel
My name is Emily Conn, and I am a Bachelor of Environmental Science student at The University of Queensland. I fell in love with geology...
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SOI / Francisco Gelves-Gómez
Thinking With and Through the Ocean
In early February, R/V Falkor set sail from the waters of the Brisbane River with a team of scientists, researchers, and ship’s crew to explore...
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SOI / Derya Gürer
Navigating Drifting Plates, Plastics, and Plumage
Back on land, gazing at the sea and looking back at the Seafloor to Seabirds expedition, I realize what a ride it has been. This...
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SOI / Bianca Keys
An Artist’s Journey Never Ends
My greatly anticipated journey has come to a close. It will be a shock to walk on firm ground once again and see people other...
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Making the Invisible Visible, Part 2 – Video Update
"We can start transforming our actions and experiences in ways that are more conductive to seeing positive outcomes at the end. We can fight biodiversity...
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Making the Invisible Visible, Part 1 – Video Update
There have been multiple aspects of the "Seafloor to Seabirds in the Coral Sea" expedition - including geology, mapping, and conservation. In this wrap-up video,...
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SOI / Bianca Keys
Do Birds of a Feather Sink or Swim?
As I stare out at the expanse of the blue ocean, not having seen land in over three weeks, I contemplate all that I have...
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SOI / Bianca Keys
Charting Earth’s Submerged Microcontinents
My name is Luca Magri. I am from Italy and currently a PhD student studying geophysics at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at...
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Change One Person’s Mind – Video Update
#ArtistAtSea Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger speaks to her methods, motivations, and how working on Research Vessel Falkor has inspired her craft in this #CoralSeafloor expedition video update....
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Seamount Secrets in the Seafloor
My name is Alysha Johnson, and I am a PhD student at the University of Wollongong at sea on the R/V Falkor. Not only did...
MoreVolcanologist-at-Sea: Crystals to Seamounts
I am Joseph Knafelc, a geologist from Green Bay, Wisconsin (US) in the final year of my PhD at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia....
MoreBeneath The Waves – Video Update
By mapping the ocean floor and interpreting the geologic information of past processes, we can start to understand how the future of the planet may...
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An Epic Journey to Inspiration
My name is Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger. I use my art to explore the role of contemporary consumerism through its physical manifestation on islands and in isolated...
MoreUncovering the Unseen
Submerged microcontinents, magnetic wiggles, hidden currents, microplastics, and seabirds- There is much to learn out here at sea. The depths of the ocean – from...
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