English translation below “Creo que la expedición es una gran oportunidad para que los costarricenses conozcamos mejor nuestro mar profundo, ya que realmente somos un país de mar profundo. La tercera parte de nuestro país está por debajo de los 3000 m y protegiendo este patrimonio que tenemos, pero que recién estamos conociendo, es extremadamente … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación Ten to 30 million species are estimated to exist on our planet, yet only ~1 million of these have been formally described. These estimates do not include the vast majority of microbial life, let alone how microbes interact with animals. A major goal of scientific discovery is to understand not … Continued
The Octopus Odyssey expedition is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Costa Rica, with the objective of investigating underwater mountains that scientists believe harbor distinctive habitats and biodiversity. The multidisciplinary science team aims to gain a deeper understanding of the hydrogeology, microbiology, ecology, and geochemistry that potentially contribute to the captivating … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación The Octopus Odyssey expedition has begun! Our goal is to return to the place where deep-sea octopus were first discovered brooding their eggs in low-temperature hydrothermal fluids venting from a tiny outcrop of rock offshore Costa Rica, at a depth of over 3,000 meters (almost 10,000 feet). In 2013, a … Continued
Hola! My name is Biajani Gonzalez, I recently graduated as an electrical engineering student and will start my graduate studies in physical oceanography this coming fall. As a Puerto Rican, my life experience in the Caribbean— the impact climate change has had on our region, lives, and sustainability— has driven me to purposefully research oceans … Continued
Traducción al español disponible a continuación Consider our human sensors, the eyes. Take a look around you, the intensity, color and depth of the features they capture help us better understand the world and our place in it. Despite this perceived acuity, however, our eyes are quite limited in many ways in their ability to … Continued
A Haiku Searching the deep-sea For pulses of ROS Fleeting signs of health Traducción al español disponible a continuación Why do we care about ROS? Aerobic organisms may produce ROS for a variety of beneficial functions, including cell growth, signaling, and pathogen defense. However, if the ability of an organism to regulate the production and … Continued
Traducción al español disponible a continuación Written by Dr. Colleen Hansel Life relies on chemistry. For instance, chemical reactions allow animals (including humans) to extract energy from food, for plants to convert carbon dioxide to organic matter, and for fungi to degrade wood. Organisms also produce chemicals to increase the availability of nutrients, repair wounds, … Continued
