News articles tagged with 'expedition'
More deep-sea vents discovered
— 15 Feb 2011 16:12 | EnvironmentScientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made…
Scientists find part of New Zealand's submerged 'Pink Terraces'
— 4 Feb 2011 16:46 | EnvironmentThey were called the Eighth Wonder of the World. Until the late 19th century, New Zealand's Pink and White Terraces along Lake Rotomahana on the North Island, attracted tourists from…
Malaysia expedition yields rich marine gift basket
— 2 Jan 2011 18:26 | EnvironmentPreliminary results from an expedition in the seas off Sabah, Malaysia have uncovered a huge diversity of marine life, says WWF. The three-week study also found that this part of the…
Scientists ashore assist in discovery of tubeworm colony off Cyprus
— 14 Dec 2010 19:00 | BiologyWhen a field of tubeworms was unexpectedly discovered on the side of a large underwater mountain 50 miles off the coast of Cyprus this summer, the finding was notable both for the discovery…
Experts assess richness of Malaysian coral reefs
— 29 Nov 2010 14:37 | EnvironmentAn international team of marine biologists has started a 20-day expedition to assess the health of the marine environment in part of the Coral Triangle, the world's centre of marine…
Magnificent coral reefs discovered
— 5 Oct 2010 04:34 | BiologyThe exploration vessel Nautilus, with a team of experts of the University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, headed by Prof. Zvi Ben Avraham, discovered for the first…
NOAA-sponsored scientists first to map offshore San Andreas Fault and associated ecosystems
— 1 Oct 2010 11:42 | EnvironmentFor the first time, scientists are using advanced technology and an innovative vessel to study, image, and map the unexplored offshore Northern San Andreas Fault from north of San Francisco…
Russia Far East hosts major tiger party ahead of summit
— 25 Sep 2010 12:23 | EnvironmentEvery year on the last Sunday in September, Vladivostok turns orange with stripes. This year, as it hosts its annual Tiger Day on Sunday, Sept. 26th, the largest city in the Russian…
Mallory and Irvine: Did extreme weather cause their disappearance?
— 3 Aug 2010 12:03 | EnvironmentTheir legend has inspired generations of mountaineers since their ill-fated attempt to climb Everest over 80 years ago, and now a team of scientists believe they have discovered another…
Highlight of the Polarstern expedition
— 30 Jul 2010 09:37 | EnvironmentThe Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association for the first time sent its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) on an under-ice mission at about…