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“El cuidar estos ecosistemas implica superarnos a nosotros también, y entonces siento que estoy saciando como lo que lo que quería, saciando mi curiosidad pero al mismo tiempo, ayudando a la humanidad. Es lo bonito de intentar dejar el mundo un poquito mejor.” Ivonne Rodríguez Ramírez nos da una mirada a cómo se introdujo en … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación The first thing that one notices when approaching the deep-sea hydrothermal vents at 9ºN on the East Pacific Rise is the lush and beautiful animal communities featured by the giant tubeworm Riftia pachyptila, pointing to the high productivity of this ecosystem that rivals that of the tropical rainforest. Yet what … Continued
“We do not fully understand how the animals who live on hydrothermal vents find them and come to the vents.” The #VentUnderworld team has embarked on an expedition to determine how animals are transported to hydrothermal vents and build communities. The team suspects that the answer does not solely lie in the waters above the … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación I come from Austria, a country in the middle of Europe that is landlocked but contains beautiful mountains, lakes, and rivers. Nevertheless, I have been drawn to the Ocean for as long as I can remember. I’d like to say that this is why I became a marine biologist, but … Continued
The ocean has always been a primary source of study, inspiration, and a foundational element in my artistic practice. In May of 2021, I was introduced to Dr. Beth Orcutt, a senior research scientist who studies microbial life in the deep sea and is co-chief scientist of the Octopus Odyssey Expedition. This year, I was … Continued
The scenes documented on video during the Octopus Odyssey expedition are stunning and informative. Of course, octopus were the “stars of the show:” we documented octopus nurseries with hundreds of Muusoctopus species brooding viable eggs in low-temperature hydrothermal fluids, saw how octopus mothers protect and clean their eggs, as well as observed predators rapidly descending … Continued
English Translation Below El explorador llega a un sitio donde nunca ha habido presencia humana. Se recorre el terreno palmo a palmo, y la vida es asombrosa en sus formas, tan diferente a lo ya conocido… El pintor a bordo es requerido inmediatamente para empezar a retratar con sus materiales de arte las nuevas especies … Continued
“If I had to explain to an Extraterrestrial what life in my home planet is, I would never even mention a human – Life in my home planet is truly microbes living in an ocean of darkness.” It isn’t often we get to share a video containing deep-sea science, a total solar eclipse, heavy metal, … Continued
Traducción al español a continuación Have you ever been afraid of the dark? I remember that when I was little, I was always scared when my parents turned off the lights in my room because I thought there could be monsters in the darkness that would harm me. Today, it amazes me that living in … Continued
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
