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A diver’s view looking up to the opening of Amberjack Hole. Image courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory via NOAA.

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Gulf Of Mexico Blue Hole Harbors High Levels Of Novel Microbial Lineages

by Keith CowingMarch 28, 2026March 28, 2026

The buoyancy adjustment made on the first day of Totten Photo: JARE67 Miho Ikeda (March 6, 2026)

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Ocean Planet Exploration: Recovery Of NIPR AUV MONACA

by Keith CowingMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Metabolic reconstruction of major pathways in Synechococcus MAGs. The draft genomes for free-living and sponge-associated Synechococcus from NCBI were compared with the two MAGs from the anoxic YBH layer. The number or percentage of KEGG genes in these genomes was illustrated to mediate the metabolic network. α-Glucose-1P: α-Glucose-1-phosphate; G6P: α-D-Glucose 6-phosphate; F6P: D-Fructose 6-phosphate; FBP: D-Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate; 3-PG: 3-Phospho-D-glycerate; 1,3-BPG: 1,3-Bisphospho-D-glycerate; GAP: Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; Ribose-5P: Ribose 5-phosphate; Ribulose-5P: D-Ribulose 5-phosphate; Ribulose 1,5P2: D-Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate; Fructose 1,6P2: D-Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate; Xylulose-5P: D-Xylulose 5-phosphate; PEP: Phosphoenolpyruvate; 2-PG: 2-Phospho-D-glycerate; DHAP: dihydroxyacetone phosphate. GY3P: glycerol-3-phosphate; GlcNAc-1-P: N-Acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate; GlcNAc-6-P: N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine 6-phosphate; GlcN-6-P: D-Glucosamine 6-phosphate. -- Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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Anoxia-adapted Cyanobacteria In A Marine Blue Hole

by Keith CowingMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Montage of three images taken by Mars Perseverance on Sol 1697 Nov. 28, 2025 by the WATSON Camera - NASA

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Summer School: “Biosignatures and the Search For Life on Mars”

by Keith CowingMarch 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Robot experiment (Credit: Chuo University)

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ISAS/JAXA Campaign Using A Swarm Of Small Robots

by Keith CowingMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Dale Andersen in an ice hole preparing to dive in Lake Untersee, Antarctica in February 2026 -- Alessandro Cuzzeri

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report 16 March 2026: Spring Field Season Completed; Preparing The Fall Field Season

by Keith CowingMarch 16, 2026March 16, 2026

Drilling Base Camp, Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica -- BAS

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Ice World Expedition: Drilling Through Thwaites Glacier In West Antarctica

by Keith CowingMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026

Lake Untersee, Antarctica and surrounding features - NASA/Google Earth

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Antarctica’s Untersee – A Most Unusual Lake

by Keith CowingMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026

A Map of CTD downcast events on which metagenomics samples were taken, colored according to the number of samples taken on the cast.

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Researchers Uncover Hidden Genetic World in Antarctic Waters

by Keith CowingMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026

Credit: The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census/©JAMSTEC

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Japan’s Deep Ocean Reveals Dozens of New Species from Landmark 2025 Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census – JAMSTEC Expedition

by Keith CowingMarch 12, 2026March 12, 2026