Environmental DNA is an effective tool for calculating marine biodiversity
July 29, 2021 – New research demonstrates that eDNA can be a valuable tool for monitoring California’s kelp forests.
July 29, 2021 – New research demonstrates that eDNA can be a valuable tool for monitoring California’s kelp forests.
January 13, 2021 – Researchers recently enabled a trio of self-driving robots to locate, follow, and sample a layer of microbes as they drifted in an open-ocean eddy.
December 7, 2020 – MBARI scientists confirm the first evidence of bioluminescence in a sponge, showing that the sponges contain the chemicals necessary to make light within their bodies.
Nov 23, 2020 – Researchers recently discovered the largest aggregation of fishes ever recorded at abyssal depths (below 3,000 meters or 9,800 feet) in the ocean.
November 17, 2020 – Underwater gliders carrying pH sensors can monitor ocean acidification over large areas and long periods of time.
Oct 27, 2020 – Last week, MBARI staff joined students, scientists, and engineers from across the country for the 2020 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM virtual conference.
Oct 1, 2020 – Recordings from MBARI’s deep-sea hydrophone show that blue whales mostly sing at night when they are feeding, but are more likely to sing during the daytime when they are migrating.
Sept 21, 2020 – Researchers from MBARI and the USGS recently published a paper showing how MBARI’s environmental sample processors can be used to monitor the health of rivers.
Sept 8, 2020 – MBARI scientists use sound to track day-to-day changes in the eruption of an underwater volcano.
August 18, 2020 – Using mapping AUV data, MBARI researchers worked with Frame 48 to develop the highest resolution animation of Monterey Canyon to date.
August 14, 2020 – Today the New York Times ran an editorial highlighting the potential effects of deep-sea mining on midwater animals.
August 4, 2020 – Using recordings from MBARI’s deep-sea hydrophone, researchers concluded that the sounds of seal-bombs could affect the behavior of harbor porpoises in and around Monterey Bay.
July 30, 2020 – MBARI’s Summer 2020 CANON experiment shows how robots can collect samples and data at sea even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 21, 2020 – Using a sweeping DNA analysis technique, MBARI researchers explored the boundaries between different communities of tiny drifting animals along the California coast.
July 13, 2020 – A new research paper shows that some of the most common and iconic deep-sea corals can create their own light.
July 8, 2020 – A new study argues that deep-sea mining poses significant risks not only to seafloor ecosystems, but also to animals in the vast midwater realm.
June 16, 2020 – A recent special issue of the journal Deep-Sea Research II features 16 new papers about MBARI’s long-term, deep-sea research site Station M.
June 3, 2020 – A new study published in Nature describes a unique laser-based system for constructing 3D models of diaphanous marine animals and their mucous structures in the deep sea.
April 28, 2020 – MBARI’s underwater mapping efforts off the Pacific Northwest have revealed almost 600 hydrothermal chimneys rising from the deep seafloor.
April 22, 2020 – MBARI’s 2019 Annual Report provides a multimedia view of the institute’s latest research and technology.