Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
One World One Ocean presents, in association with Liquid Pictures 3D -- Mission Aquarius -- a project of Aquarius Reef Base. Join the expedition at oneworldoneocean.org/aquarius -- Learn more about these incredible sponges in our Blue Zoo blog post at oneworldoneocean.org/blog/entry/blue-zoo-sponges
"Coral reefs are like the rainforests of the sea," said aquanaut and marine scientist Mark Patterson. And sea sponges are one of the main trees in that forest. Already the source of components for two cancer drugs, sponges are one of our best chances to find the cure for cancer, heart disease and other human ailments. And they filter all the water flowing over the reef every couple of days. Armed with an Exo 2 water quality probe, the aquanuat team is working to understand this critically important organism.
Since 1993, America's "inner space station" has helped us understand the disappearance of coral reefs, train NASA astronauts for space and research sea sponges, the source of two cancer drugs. The discoveries made at Aquarius have opened our eyes to how little we really know about the vast complexity of the ocean. It is one of the planet's most important brain trusts, and this is part of its last scheduled mission.
Special thanks to:
Aquarius Reef Base - http://aquarius.uncw.edu/
DJ Roller and Liquid Pictures 3D - liquidpictures3d.com
One World One Ocean presents, in association with Liquid Pictures 3D -- Mission Aquarius -- a project of Aquarius Reef Base. Join the expedition at oneworldoneocean.org/aquarius -- Learn more about these incredible sponges in our Blue Zoo blog post at oneworldoneocean.org/blog/entry/blue-zoo-sponges
"Coral reefs are like the rainforests of the sea," said aquanaut and marine scientist Mark Patterson. And sea sponges are one of the main trees in that forest. Already the source of components for two cancer drugs, sponges are one of our best chances to find the cure for cancer, heart disease and other human ailments. And they filter all the water flowing over the reef every couple of days. Armed with an Exo 2 water quality probe, the aquanuat team is working to understand this critically important organism.
Since 1993, America's "inner space station" has helped us understand the disappearance of coral reefs, train NASA astronauts for space and research sea sponges, the source of two cancer drugs. The discoveries made at Aquarius have opened our eyes to how little we really know about the vast complexity of the ocean. It is one of the planet's most important brain trusts, and this is part of its last scheduled mission.
Special thanks to:
Aquarius Reef Base - http://aquarius.uncw.edu/
DJ Roller and Liquid Pictures 3D - liquidpictures3d.com
![Laziest Polar Bear Ever! [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WLen7tve6kg/mqdefault.jpg "Laziest Polar Bear Ever! [HD]
Straight from the Arctic to your screen, heres the laziest polar bear ever recorded. This polar bear was recorded using a Canon Mark II DSLR in Churchill, Canada.
Visit http://www.oneworldoneocean.org/initiatives/entry/why-the-arctic for more Arctic videos and learn why we should protect this pristine environment and its inhabitants.")
