This Robot Filled the Deep Ocean Gap in the Carbon Cycle



Thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and their research and technology partner MBARI for partnering with us on this episode of SciShow. They worked together on an exhibition, “Into The Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean,” to give visitors to the Aquarium a rare look at some of the animals that thrive in the least-explored area of the planet, the deep sea! Head to https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits/into-the-deep to learn more or follow them on their social media.

Carbon is fundamental to life on Earth. And it goes through a complex cycle, from up in the atmosphere, to the depths of the ocean. But down there, the carbon trail gets harder to follow. Or at least, it was that way until this little rover got put on the case.

Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk (she/her)

Follow MBARI!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MBARI_News
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MBARInews/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbari_news/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MBARIvideo
Tumblr: https://mbari-blog.tumblr.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mbari_news

Follow Monterey Bay Aquarium:
Twitter: @MontereyAq
Facebook: @montereybayaquarium
Instagram: @montereybayaquarium
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MontereyBayAquarium
Tumblr: @montereybayaquarium
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@montereyaq

SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow
———-
Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow
———-
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:

Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer
———-
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow
#SciShow #science #education
———-
Sources:
https://www.mbari.org/at-sea/cabled-observatory/mars-science-experiments/benthic-rover/
https://www.mbari.org/feast-and-famine-on-the-abyssal-plain/
https://www.mbari.org/a-seafloor-robot-breaks-a-world-record-and-reveals-new-data-for-climate-change-modeling/
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1315447110
http://www.as.wvu.edu/biology/bio463/globalcarbon.pdf

Images:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM8j0rQlAuo&t=347s&ab_channel=MBARI%28MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute%29
https://www.mbari.org/at-sea/cabled-observatory/mars-science-experiments/benthic-rover/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00007/full
https://www.flickr.com/photos/102642344@N02/10018930285
https://www.mbari.org/products/marine-snow/
https://www.mbari.org/benthic-rover-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqe6tKIn628&t=16s&ab_channel=MBARI%28MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute%29
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1711/logs/dec14/welcome.html
https://www.mbari.org/benthic-rover-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9no6XFOG08&ab_channel=MBARI%28MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute%29
https://www.mbari.org/monitoring-instrumentation-suite/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAO-dfLXszI&ab_channel=MBARI%28MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute%29
https://www.mbari.org/products/marine-snow/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:23_salpchain_frierson_odfw_(8253212250).jpg
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/marinesnow.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lcv_I-iJS4&ab_channel=MBARI%28MontereyBayAquariumResearchInstitute%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3PWYH1P7Oo&ab_channel=MontereyBayAquarium

source

27 thoughts on “This Robot Filled the Deep Ocean Gap in the Carbon Cycle”

  1. Hey this is off topic and you're a super 😍 lady but when my skin looked like yours the answer was zinc. And the easiest way to wash my face with zinc is in the shower with anti dandruff shampoo. I know it sounds weird. But it works remarkably well. I've tried all the creams and nonsense too but nothing got my skin tone even and less break outs until I finally tried zinc. It's not perfect but it's better than awful makeup and was easy to add to my routine. Please please please do not take this as snark, more like a big sister sharing some skin care tips with a little sister.

    Reply
  2. Uh. Human made exploration vehicule disappears in the depths of the ocean. Sounds like the start of a horror movie to me … Even Black Panther just had a similar thing happen in it …

    Reply
  3. Science-denying American Republicans are so certain they're right and the science world is wrong that they're even fighting to deregulate everything to further accelerate our rate of burning fossil fuels and the pillaging of the planet for their own personal greed (fear).

    They're willing to bet the world and all of its inhabitants on their certainty (limitless greed). #FearAndGreedRule #EmpathyFreeGOP

    Every single American Republican policy puts fear and greed (fear) before people and planet. Fear (and the empathy and critical thought it kills) is what separates the right from the left. The fear at the root of ”Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” — Albert Einstein

    Liberals hate American Republicans because all of their policies put fear and greed (fear) before people and planet (including equality and empathy).

    American Republicans hate liberals for the exact same reasons, because they’re afraid we’ll get in the way of their fear and greed.

    #SwitchToSolar #SwitchToElectric #EndFossilFuels #OneEarth

    #GreenNewDeal #ScienceDeniers #GOP #GreedOverPeople/Planet #RepublicansAreNazis #BanAllInsurrectionists

    #DEMEXIT #StillSandersPlatform

    Reply
  4. You can’t just assign all carbon emissions to the burning of fossil fuels, a very large portion of that carbon has been caused by the simple tilling of farm land for planting crops. And that carbon isn’t reclaimed by the carbon cycle. Some studies even show up to 90% of it stays in the atmosphere for decades.

    Reply
  5. Clickbait spoiler alert:
    The robot DID NOT "FILL" an actual gap, it gathered data to fill an information gap. The robot did not change the environment. What a weird, confusing title.
    Seriously SciShow? Either the title maker needs some training or something, or question why you feel clickbait is needed.

    Reply

Leave a Comment