I’ve always been intrigued by the ocean, drawn to its mystery and sheer immensity. So I was excited when, in 2019, I identified a topic for my postgraduate studies that gave me a chance to work aboard ...
Team South Africa getting ready to board South Africa's polar research vessle, the SA Agulhas II, for the 2019 expedition to Antarctica.
During an expedition to search for a famed shipwreck, researchers discovered something unexpected: striking geometric patterns on the floor of Antarctica’s western Weddell Sea created by fish. The ...
Dr Ryan Cloete on board the SA Agulhas II polar research vessel during the 2019 expedition across the Southern Ocean to Antarctica, sampling for trace metals along the way. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...
When the crew aboard the S.A. Agulhas II set out in early 2022 to search for the Endurance shipwreck, it seemed nearly impossible. “It’s the holy grail,” Nico Vincent, the sub-sea manager on the ...