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Más que solo para limpiar: La importancia de las esponjas marinas
En este reportaje, hablamos con algunos de sus estudiantes sobre su investigación en esponjas, organismos a menudo ignorados pero fundamentales para los ecosistemas marinos.
07/07/25
More Than Just For Cleaning: The importance of Sponges for Marine Ecosystems
In this feature, we spoke with some of Báslavi Cóndor Luján’s students to learn more about their work exploring sponges, one of the ocean’s most overlooked but ecologically vital organisms.
07/07/25
Return to the Deep: Dr Verity Nye reflects on being back in Shinkai 6500 after 12 years
Twelve years after her first submersible dive, Dr Verity Nye has returned to Japan to descend once again aboard Shinkai 6500, the iconic submersible operated by JAMSTEC.
09/06/25
Women in Science Day 2025 – Meet the Incredible Women involved in the process of Species Discovery
From deep-sea expeditions to DNA sequencing and scientific publishing, women are at the forefront of uncovering the ocean’s hidden biodiversity.
10/02/25
Unearthing Marine Worms | Updates from Dr. Laetitia Gunton at the International Workshop on Polychaetes
The workshop brought together taxonomic specialists from across the world to work on these rare samples, including specimens that may not have been investigated otherwise.
06/02/25
Investigating Maldivian & Seychellois Samples at the Indian Ocean Species Discovery Workshop
The Indian Ocean Species Discovery Workshop (2025) unites global marine scientists to analyse sponges and octocorals from Nekton mission samples.
29/01/25
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