Environmental Monitoring News & Articles

A historic operational deployment from NOAA and Black Swift Technologies in Hurricane Lala demonstrated simultaneous dual-altitude drone flights, enabling stationary atmospheric sampling and capturing high-density three-dimensional storm data

A Florida Atlantic University engineering team has secured an $800,475 EPA grant to combat harmful algal blooms by combining artificial intelligence with retrievable 3D-printed sargassum structures for targeted phosphorus removal

The Ocean Census–JAMSTEC expedition in Japan identified 66 new or potential marine species while revealing broad global connectivity among organisms, challenging established assumptions regarding ecological isolation in extreme habitats

Researchers at GEOMAR and Kiel University demonstrate how machine learning transforms scattered oceanic buoys into vital climate monitoring tools

A six-week Greenland expedition will use autonomous marine vehicles, sensors and AI-enhanced modelling to investigate how glacial meltwater could affect North Atlantic circulation

Following a complex marine operation, DEEP has successfully installed a pilot underwater habitat at Tennessee Reef to enable scientists to conduct multi-day subsea research and advanced extreme environment training missions

GEOMAR and international research partners are combining ships, autonomous platforms and atmospheric measurements to investigate links between fine-scale ocean dynamics, climate and marine ecosystems

National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to co-lead crucial deep-sea mission as a state-of-the-art vessel debuts a ten-mission global program to map unexplored marine ecosystems

The BIG-ALGAE initiative secures the STEP Seal for its strategic approach to securing Europe's technological sovereignty and expanding the industrial potential of bio-based materials

Boxfish Robotics will host an in-water session during ICRS 2026 to demonstrate how hovering AUVs support repeatable reef and benthic monitoring

A 28-day joint oceanic expedition of NOAA and the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority is deploying advanced ROVs and mapping technologies to explore the Cook Islands' deep waters to analyze environmental data and critical polymetallic nodule habitats

An international collaboration is deploying autonomous robotic systems, featuring instruments from MBARI, to collect environmental DNA to drastically reduce the operational risks and carbon footprints of remote deep-sea marine biological monitoring

Boxfish Robotics is supporting a Great Lakes documentary through specialized underwater robotic platforms, enabling the capture of rarely observed freshwater ecosystems and species behaviors

A newly developed autonomous underwater vehicle utilizes a novel multimodal sensing framework to identify, map, and navigate toward hidden biodiversity hotspots on threatened coral reefs with centimeter-scale precision

A collaborative research team has demonstrated how autonomous underwater vehicles can track remote microbial activity and ocean biogeochemistry over daily cycles, transforming our understanding of marine life and ocean health

Australian scientists partnered with SECORE International to deploy advanced coral seeding technologies in the Caribbean, aiming to fast-track reef recovery following devastating losses caused by severe marine heatwaves

Boxfish Robotics deployed its Luna ROV for a live underwater exploration, enabling real-time observation of a high-density freshwater ecosystem shaped by industrial activity

Airmar introduces the new PSTI-compliant DST820 Smart Multisensor with advanced cybersecurity and improved power efficiency