Posted by After a week of collecting samples of deep sea corals in the fjords of Alaska, Rhian Waller hangs up her wetsuit and busts out the microscope to see what she’s found.
Ice moves in and creates thrilling scenery and slight complications for Rhian Waller and team on their search for deep-sea corals in Alaskan fjords.
The expedition gets underway as Rhian Waller and team dive at the base of 4,000ft Alaskan mountains in search of corals usually only found in the deep sea.
Follow Dr. Rhian Waller and colleagues this January into the Southeastern Alaskan fjords on the last expedition of the series to understand more about the unique corals that live here.
The humble Maine Lobster has been exposed as a cannibal. University of Maine graduate student Noah Oppenheim and advisor Dr. Rick Wahle presented work at “The American Lobster in a Changing Ecosystem” symposium in Portland, Maine this last week, that showed lobsters prey on themselves in the wild. This phenomena had been seen in…
Above video from Barcroft TV. Like a scene from Moby Dick, a rare white whale was spotted off the coast of Spitsbergen in Norway by maritime engineer Dan Fisher of the UK. Swimming alongside a pod of other, regular grey humpback whales, this whale likely has a condition called leucism, which causes a reduction in…
Unbeknownst to most scientists until a few days ago, two hundred thousand pounds of iron sulphate were dumped into North Pacific Ocean in July, with the aim to trigger a large plankton bloom. This experiment was conducted by the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation, under the direction of businessman Russ George. Why dump this dirty brown powder…
Today, the 16th of October, is Ada Lovelace Day. You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Ada Lovelace, or of this celebration each October. It’s one of the more unusual dates, but if you’re one of the many (yet still minority of) women in science, this is a day you recognize, and…
This year has seen the Arctic sea ice sheet melt further, and faster, than has ever been seen before in human history – a whopping 760,000 square kilometers less than ever recorded (which is 3.29 million square kilometers below the average minimum). Though images of polar bears and walrus stranded on melting ice-cubes pop…
In search of deep-sea corals that live much shallower in Patagonian fjords, Rhian Waller has spent weeks diving in frigid waters. Follow her account of the expedition’s final days and the work that’s still ahead.
Follow along as NG Grantee Rhian Waller explores the surprisingly diverse corals that dwell deep in the fjords of the southern tip of South America, and discover what they can tell us about the rest of the ocean as well.
After years of anticipation an NG Explorer finally gets to swim among the unusual corals at the bottom of South America’s fjords.
Follow along as NG Grantee Rhian Waller explores the little known world of corals that dwell in the fjords of South America.
