In recent years, scientists have been studying hydrothermal vents that become inactive after venting ceases. Brandy Toner, associate professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota, are co-leaders of the expedition. Tivey, vice president for academic programs and dean of administration at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), and Dr. “There’s so much we still don’t know about hydrothermal vents, which have only been studied for about 40 years.”ĭr. “We call this research project Hot2Cold Vents, and it is an interdisciplinary effort to understand the microbial communities that make up hydrothermal vent ecosystems, with a focus on what happens after active vents cease venting,” Sylvan said. BBC-One’s Blue Planet Live program will air footage from the R/V Atlantis on March 27 and March 28, and that footage will be available online. The science team will study vents on the East Pacific Rise using Alvin, a three-person human occupied vehicle (HOV) submarine.īBC-One will also be on board and broadcasting live from the first leg of the expedition. The expedition aboard the R/V Atlantis leaves San Francisco March 25 with a group of 16 scientists, and returns to San Diego April 24. Sylvan, assistant professor in the Department of Oceanography in the College of Geosciences at Texas A&M University. To get those answers, an expedition funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is sailing next week, led by cruise Chief Scientist Dr. Today oceanographers are still working to understand the ecosystems around live and inactive vents, and the implications for deep-ocean science and ocean exploration policy. Visually magnificent and biologically significant, ocean-floor hydrothermal vents were completely unknown to scientists until 1977. Host of the longrunning CBC television program The Nature of Things, he is also the author of more than fifty books.Chris Linder/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution He lives in Vancouver, B.C.ĭavid Suzuki is an internationally renowned geneticist and environmentalist and a recipient of UNESCO’s Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science and the 2009 Right Livelihood Award. He has worked as a researcher, news reporter, opinion-column writer, critic, and editor for a variety of newspapers and magazines and was editor of Canada’s largest alternative newsweekly, the Georgia Straight. Ian Hanington is Senior Editor at the David Suzuki Foundation and is co-author with David Suzuki of Everything Under the Sun. Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation. Underpinning it all is the recognition that Earth gives us everything we require to live, under a sun that provides the energy to produce food, transport, and all of our modern conveniences. He also doesn't avoid controversial opinion, especially when it comes to taking on those who stand in the way of resolving serious issues like climate change.Įverything Under the Sun includes telling facts and stats, the latest scientific findings, and examples of the positive actions people are taking today toward protecting what we have. Suzuki delves into such provocative topics as the difference between human hunters and other predators, our dependence on the sun, and what we must learn from Japan's recent reactor meltdown. The solutions are there, he argues we just need the will to act together to bring about change. In this latest offering from David Suzuki, the well-known scientist, author, and broadcaster explores the interconnectedness of the world's myriad environmental challenges. A renowned scientist restores hope for a better future with his latest views on environmental challenges.
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