{"id":1752,"date":"2026-05-06T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2026-05-30T19:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:46:21","slug":"metal-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1752","title":{"rendered":"Metal Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1dbe0e5529b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1dbe0e5529b\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7519645990691997;width:346px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow-500x665.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Looking-out-from-the-bow.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent expedition to the <strong>Southern Ocean<\/strong> is exploring a potential missing piece that could help us better understand the ocean and its future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers, including <strong>Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining<\/strong>, spent six weeks aboard the <strong>RRS <em>Sir David Attenborough<\/em><\/strong> traveling from the tip of Chile toward Antarctica. In one of the most rapidly changing regions on Earth, the team studied how trace metals like manganese may influence the productivity of the Southern Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This international effort, part of the <strong>IRON-MAN<\/strong> project, combines field sampling, shipboard experiments, and modeling to better understand how these metals move through the Southern Ocean and shape its response to warmer ocean temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2026-04-27.html\">Read More about the Expedition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcf8: Ben Twining<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent expedition to the Southern Ocean is exploring a potential missing piece that could help us better understand the ocean and its future. 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