Tagged: marine research

Featured image: Weird Science: A Pommy prank nearly named a $340m research vessel RRS Boaty McBoatface

Weird Science: A Pommy prank nearly named a $340m research vessel RRS Boaty McBoatface - Guest Work

Guest Work • Dec 31, 2016 •

If we learned one thing in 2016, it’s that you can never trust the public to make a sound decision, and that’s exactly what happened when the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) held a vote to choose the name of its brand new $340m research ship. The winner, by a very wide margin, was Royal Research Ship … Read More

New Auckland Museum Three Kings Islands Expedition - Field Work

Guest Work • Apr 11, 2013 •

From Alison Ballance, blogger for the Three Kings Islands Marine Expedition. Many people know the Three Kings islands as the site of the Elingamite wreck, and for over a hundred years treasure hunters have flocked here in search of gold and silver. But for the scientists of the Three Kings Islands Marine Expedition these islands hold treasures of … Read More