by Challenger | Sep 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Today: Climate change, marine life in the acidic ocean Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson Scientists at the Natural History Museum have now re-examined a clutch of Challenger’s specimens collected 150 years ago at Station 272, located in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The...
by Challenger | Sep 23, 2022 | Our Ocean in Crisis
Beginnings: Challenger Sounding Station 272 Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson It’s a remarkable story, really. On 8 September 1875, Challenger reached a point in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Sounding Station number 272, where the scientists and crew began another...
by Challenger | Sep 23, 2022 | Sea Shanties
Of Shanties, Forebitters and other Songs of the Sea Nov 21, 2022 By Philip Pearson It is commonly known that sailors aboard the tall ships traditionally sang as they worked together to haul on an anchor or hoist a sail. But many sea shanties have origins that can be...
