A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’
Byrd PinkertonScienceOct 3, 2026 5:00 AMA Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. I was there in the western Pacific watching scuba divers as they prepared to bring up evidence of a mysterious aquatic world.Palau is famous for its spectacular and rich coral reefs. They want to get a baseline picture of what is going on in these ecosystems—even just who lives there!—so that they can better understand how they function.
- ▪Byrd PinkertonScienceOct 3, 2026 5:00 AMA Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface.
- ▪I was there in the western Pacific watching scuba divers as they prepared to bring up evidence of a mysterious aquatic world.Palau is famous for its spectacular and rich coral reefs.
- ▪They want to get a baseline picture of what is going on in these ecosystems—even just who lives there!—so that they can better understand how they function.
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Byrd PinkertonScienceOct 3, 2026 5:00 AMA Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.An autonomous reef monitoring structure (ARMS) in the mesophotic zone.Photograph: Luiz RochaCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThis story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.On a bright, sunny day last May, I stood on a boat surrounded by the turquoise waters of the island nation of Palau. I was there in the western Pacific watching scuba divers as they prepared to bring up evidence of a mysterious aquatic world.Palau is famous for its spectacular and rich coral reefs.
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