tara oceans Archives

14 July 2022 Visualising the ocean below and above surface, showing several species and giving written details on the ocean microbiome composition

Visualising the ocean below and above surface, showing several species and giving written details on the ocean microbiome composition

Priorities for ocean microbiome research

Science Microbial communities play essential roles in ocean ecology and planetary health. A recent publication highlights priorities for understanding and protecting ocean microbiomes.

2022

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23 November 2020 Microscopy image of radiolarians - unicellular organisms found in the upper layers of the ocean. They are major exporters of organic carbon to the deep ocean.

Microscopy image of radiolarians - unicellular organisms found in the upper layers of the ocean. They are major exporters of organic carbon to the deep ocean.

Microbiomes help predict the future of the Atlantic

Science Microbiomes, plastics, and connectivity – AtlantECO aims to understand the fabric of the Atlantic Ocean.

2020

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16 September 2019

Discover the research schooner Tara and her new microplastics mission in the Old Port of Marseille on 27 September

Events What: A press conference on the new Tara mission on microplastics and the Tara Ocean Foundation’s cooperation with EMBL. The press briefing will be followed by a visit to the schooner.When: Friday 27 September at 13:00 CEST.Where: The press conference will be held on the Tara…

2019

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4 September 2019

Discover the research schooner Tara and her new microplastics mission in the Rome harbour on 13 September

Events When: Friday 13 September at 14:30.Where: The press conference will be held on the Tara schooner at the Porto Turistico di Roma (Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi, 84, 00121 Roma RM, Italy).What: A press conference on the new Tara mission on microplastics and the Tara Ocean Foundation’s…

2019

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21 June 2019 Tara in the harbour in Hamburg.

EMBL joins Tara stopovers in London and Hamburg

Events Tara schooner welcomes on board journalists, policymakers, funders and scientists

2019

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26 April 2019 Tara Oceans Expedition ship in the arctic ocean

The Arctic Ocean: reservoir of marine viruses

Science Results from the Tara Oceans expedition reveal the Arctic Ocean as a cradle of viral biodiversity

2019

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9 May 2018 Benito-Gutiérrez searching for cephalochordates on board the dhoni boat

Ocean origins

Lab Matters EMBL alumna, Èlia Benito-Gutiérrez, on how her research and career evolved after searching the seas

2018

lab-matters

30 November 2017 Examples of e-HCFM 3D-images imaged using the technique

New technique for imaging the life aquatic

Science New method for 3D imaging microorganisms lends insight into the creatures that inhabit our oceans

2017

science

7 November 2017 Artist interpretation of the database as a cabinet of curiosities

A smart cabinet of curiosities

Science How open data is changing our pursuit of discovery

2017

science

3 November 2017 An image of Tara which was sailed around the world for four years during the Tara Oceans expedition. PHOTO by S Bollet/Tara Expeditions