[Research] Coral identified as oldest bioluminescent organism, suggesting a new model of ancient ecology MBARI #NagoyaUniversity #Biology #Research
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Let's glow girls!

In a new paper out today, Smithsonian scientists Andrea Quattrini and Danielle DeLeo share evidence that bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals.
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Happy 🌎 Day! As the global home for developers, GitHub is committed to supporting those tackling our world’s greatest challenges with software. See how MBARI & renewables.org are leveraging the role and culture of open source in sustainability. github.blog/2024-04-22-usi…

Rising Tide 107 is up! Celebrating #EarthDay (and the 71% covered by ocean) with Margaret Spring of the Monterey Bay Aquarium!

Dive in with us here: open.spotify.com/episode/4aUrbt…

MBARI welcomes our new Director of Marine Operations! ⛴

Kaya Johnson will oversee the team that operates MBARI’s research vessels and deploys our advanced underwater robots. mbari.org/news/mbari-wel…

The Schmidt Ocean expedition to the Salas y Gómez Ridge is already yielding exciting results:

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So excited to share the news that we're on track for fathomverse launch on May 1st! Huge thanks to the team MBARI Ocean Vision AI. Can't wait for you all to play and contribute to #ocean life discovery! #cozygames #explorethedepths #AIResearch #AI4Good #Gaming4Good

Please join us on April 15 as we hear from MBARI software engineer, Kevin Barnard 🎉💻

Kevin's seminar will be in Cal State Monterey Bay Chapman E104; this seminar is open to the public and will not be recorded. RSVP at csumb.edu/aes/seminars

CSUMB College of Science #seminar #csumbaes

The deep ocean has become a resting place for up to 11 million tonnes of plastic waste. 🌏

Together with U of T Arts & Science @UofT, we assessed existing data to estimate the amount and distribution of plastic on the ocean floor. csiro.au/en/news/All/Ne…

20+ National Decade Committees are already full speed into #OceanDecade 24 , working together to achieve an inclusive #OceanDecade , engaging multiple stakeholders and supporting cross-disciplinary, transformative science.

More info on National Committees: ow.ly/5aAA50RaeEz

How Indigenous communities in New Zealand are protecting their data | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

It's Invertebrate of the year 2024 at The Guardian celebrating the spineless wonders of our world
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I nominate the common octopus, and here's why
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