Tag: oceans

Riddles in the Dark

Riddles in the Dark

By Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab ”We know more about space than we do our oceans, even though the oceans sustain all life on our planet.” – Sylvia Earle To the obligate land-dweller, life underwater is just about as foreign as life on other planets. Hidden from our land-centric […]

Surfing the Wave of Ocean Exploration with Dr. Robert Ballard

Surfing the Wave of Ocean Exploration with Dr. Robert Ballard

By Simona Giunta In November, oceanographer Sylvia Earle, leader of the first all-female team of aquanauts, amazed the RU community with a personal account of her underwater experiences.  Naturally, this excitement was amplified when Robert Ballard visited RU as the guest of honor for the […]