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Expedition to Mid-Cayman Rise Identifies Unusual Variety of Deep Sea Vents

By Guest PostJuly 22, 2010Scienceaist, autonomous underwater vehicles, auvs, black smoker, caribbean sea, cayman trough, chris german, ctd, dana yoerger, earth, hybrid vehicle, hydrothermal vents, interior, Japan, jon copley, ko-ichi nakamura, lost city, louis whitcomb, max coleman, mcr, mid-cayman rise, NASA, nereus, north american plate, piccard and walsh, r/v cape hatteras, woods hole oceanographic institution

*Method included first use of Nereus hybrid vehicle in ‘autonomous’ mode*

The first expedition to search for deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise has turned up three distinct types of hydrothermal venting, reports an interdisciplinary team led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Sharks Sniff out Their Prey, One Nostril at a Time

By Guest PostJuly 19, 20103 commentsNatureboston university marine program, current biology, department of integrative biology, dogfish shark, gulf oil spill, jayne gardiner, jelle atema, mustelus canis, new england, nostril, plume, sharks, tom kleindinst, university of south florida, usf, whiff, whoi, woods hole oceanographic institution

It turns out the old saying is right — the nose really does know. And when it comes to sharks, the nostrils are particularly discriminating.

Combined with the ability to detect underwater vibrations, sharks are able to zero in on the location of their prey by smelling in stereo, according to a new study by researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

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