• Question: Have you discovered anything during research ?

    Asked by 964furk43 to Sarah, Kieran, Kathryn, Joanne, Chris on 9 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Kathryn Schoenrock

      Kathryn Schoenrock answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      I study a lot of seaweeds in cold areas like Antarctica and Greenland. I have found that some seaweeds have no problem living in warmer, more acidic waters that are predicted with climate change. But there are a few species that really don’t like climate change- so we see that seaweeds will change when the ocean does and it could affect the animals that live within them.

    • Photo: Sarah Guerin

      Sarah Guerin answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      I would say we discover things every day- though often it is discovering that things don’t work đŸ™‚ One of my discoveries was a computer simulation. I can simulate my experiments quickly on my computer using a code to see which ones should have the best results.

    • Photo: Chris Werner

      Chris Werner answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      No discoveries as yet, mainly as I work with climate models and there’s nothing to ‘discover’ exactly. However the information I get from them is useful to project forward in time!

    • Photo: Joanne Duffy

      Joanne Duffy answered on 12 Nov 2017:

      I’ve discovered lots of things! Lots of times in science you actually discover things that don’t work, and it’s important to do that, because it’s important to know why one method for something is right but another method is wrong.

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