Schmidt Ocean Institute's 100th expedition discovered a 1.3 km² coral reef complex at 300m depth off Uruguay. Cold-water coral mounds up to 40m tall, over 30 suspected new species, and a methane seep chemosynthetic ecosystem.
University of Utah researchers used airborne electromagnetic surveys to discover a massive freshwater system extending 3-4km beneath Great Salt Lake. It stretches farther into the lake interior than expected and could help suppress toxic dust from exposed lakebeds.
Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor expedition discovered a Vatican City-sized coral reef, a whale fall at 3,890m depth, giant ghost jellyfish, and a 1km² cold seep off Argentina. 28 potential new species identified.
MBARI's Deep Sea 3D expedition team used cutting-edge portable mapping systems to create high-resolution 3D maps of deep-sea coral and sponge communities. Rock samples revealed polychaetes, crabs, and small crustaceans.
